Jumblat 1st Lebanese Politician to Visit Washington After Obama”s Election
Democratic Gathering leader MP Walid Jumblat begins on Monday a three-day visit to Washington during which he will meet with top U.S. government officials and members of Congress.
An Nahar daily said Monday that the Progressive Socialist Party leader”s visit to Washington is the first by a Lebanese politician since Barack Obama”s election as U.S. president.
Jumblat will be accompanied by his wife Noura and MP Marwan Hamadeh.
The Druze leader will meet with Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Eric Edelman, the policy chief for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch and several top officials.