HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

(WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 21, 2017) — TODAY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND (EAEF), JAMES HARMON, TESTIFIED BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

(Washington, D.C., June 21, 2017) — Today the Chairman of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF), James Harmon, testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.

In the hearing entitled “Grading the Egyptian and Tunisian Enterprise Funds,” Mr. Harmon discussed the EAEF’s history, investments to date, and the value of expanding enterprise funds for U.S. foreign policy. He also commended the Egyptian government for its bold economic reform agenda stating that “Egypt’s economy now possesses the right macroeconomic fundamentals for attracting more FDI [foreign direct investment].”

A full link to his opening remarks and recorded testimony can be found below.