E V E NT S & ME E T IN GS
EVENTS &
Wilbur Ross Meeting
Farah Ahmed met with Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, in July. Mr.
Ross’ remarks were encouraging with its focus on trade with additional
comments on regulatory reform and growing small businesses in the U.S.
Secretary Ross asked his staff to follow-up with IFRANA. We will continue
to grow this relationship and to communicate with the Secretary and/or his
senior policy staff to help further our interest at this high level of government.
George Sifakis
Meeting
Sean Cairncross
Meeting
Farah Ahmed, IFRANA, meets
with Sean Cairncross, Deputy
Assistant to President Trump.
Mr. Cairncross is involved in
virutally all White House
policy operations.
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In June, Farah Ahmed and Amanda
Nguyen attended an invitation-only
White House Policy Roundtable
with George Sifakis, Assistant to
the President and Director for the
Office of Public Liaison (OPL).
Mr. Sifakis reports to President
Trump’s Chief of Staff, and has
multiple weekly communications
with the President. Mr. Sifakis
was joined by Steve Munisteri, his
deputy at OPL. IFRANA has now
secured a commitment from Mr.
Sifakis to meet exclusively with
a group of IFRANA members in
Washington, D.C.