The U.S./Middle East Project seeks to forge new private/public-sector coalitions to advance the peace process in the Middle East in both its political and economic dimensions. The Project’s current programs include; the Independent Task Force on Strengthening Palestinian Public Institutions, the Study Group on Middle East Trade Options, the U.S./Middle East Project Roundtable, and the U.S.-European Consultation on the Middle East. The International Board of the U.S./Middle East Project, which serves as an advisory board to the Project, is chaired by The Honorable Brent Scowcroft, co-chaired by Osama el Baz, political advisor to Egyptian President Mubarak, and Robert K. Lifton, Council member and Medis Technologies Chairman, with Saudi Ambassador Bandar Bin Sultan as Honorary Chair. Board members include senior public and private sector leaders from the Middle East, the United States, and Europe.