HP-983: -Updated- <script type="text/javascript"> var wmNotice = "UNT Web Archive - External links, forms, and search boxes may not function within this collection. Url: http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp983.htm time: 20:33:25 Jan 14, 2009"; var wmHideNotice = "hide"; var contextRoot = "https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/js/disclaim.js"></script> <br>Treasury Secretary Paulson to Travel to the Middle East



	May 28, 2008 HP-983 -Updated- Treasury Secretary Paulson to Travel to the Middle East Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will travel to the Middle East this week to reiterate the United States commitment to open investment and discuss the economic benefits of nations around the world remaining open for investment. Paulson will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Meetings will cover a broad range of regional and global economic and financial issues. Paulson will also discuss continued efforts in the region to stem the flow of money to terrorist groups and efforts to protect the global financial system from abuse, particularly by Iran. Paulson will be in the region May 30-June 2. He will meet with government officials and representatives from the local business and investor community. In Abu Dhabi, Paulson will deliver a speech on the importance of open investment. Who Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. What Speech When Monday, June 2, 12 p.m. (LOCAL TIME) Where Emirates Palace Ballroom 1 Abu Dhabi Note Reporters can R.S.V.P. to rsvp@usuaebusiness.org