US Department of State invitation to a Reception in honour of Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdulla Yacoub Bishara, 22 September 1990

Language: English

Published by US Department of State, Washington DC, 1990

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Cream card embossed with gilt US emblem and calligraphic black text 19x13cm. Near fine. The text reads: "Mr Richard W. Murphy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, requests the pleasure of your company at a reception in honor of His Excellency Abdulla Yacoub Bishara, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Monday the twenty-second of September [1990] from seven to nine o'clock, Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Department of State, 2204 C Street NW, Washington DC, RSVP by September 15th, Business Attire". This event took place shortly after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait (4 Aug), and likely related to it. US Secretary of State James Baker III had begun an intensive effort to raise support for a military coalition which involved multiple trips to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UK, USSR, France, Egypt and elsewhere. In response to the threat, the GCC and its member states backed UN Resolution 661 (6 Aug) imposing sanctions, requested US and international military support, provided troops and logistical support via the Joint Forces Command East, and mobilised Arab League support. Bishara, a Kuwaiti diplomat, was the GCC's first Secretary General (1981-93). Provenance: unstated, but this came from a US Treasury Department staff member who helped launch the US-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation in Washington DC, and accompanied Baker on his visits to Saudi Arabia to mobilise the coalition against Iraq.…

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Title
US Department of State invitation to a Reception in honour of Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdulla Yacoub Bishara, 22 September 1990
Author
US Department of State; US-Saudi Arabian Business Council; Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America
Publisher
US Department of State, Washington DC
Publication year
1990
Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English

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