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Omar Bahlaiwa Honored at Johns Hopkins Forum Alongside U.S. Congress Leaders

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Omar Bahlaiwa, Saudi businessman, member of the board of directors of the Saudi-US Trade Group (SUSTG), member of the Saudi Committee for International Trade (CIT), was honored at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on November 15, 2017.
 

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