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Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain Ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo
Subject Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain Ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo
Start Date 03/02/2010
Start Time 6:00 PM
End Date 03/02/2010
End Time 8:00 PM
Location The Hartford Club, 46 Prospect Street, Hartford CT 06103
Description The World Affairs Council Executive Forum presents Ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo.

This program will be free for current Executive Forum members.

On July 3, 2008, Ms. Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo was appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States by His Majesty the King of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. On July 25, 2008, Ambassador Nonoo presented her credentials to The Honorable John D. Negroponte, United States Deputy Secretary of State. On July 28, 2008, Ambassador Nonoo presented her credentials to The Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States.


Born in Bahrain on September 7, 1964, Ambassador Nonoo received her MBA in Business Administration from the International University of Europe in Watford, UK, in addition to a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from the City of London University.

Her career has included positions as the Financial Director of both Gourmet and Jetflair International in the United Kingdom. Since 1993 she has served as the Managing Director of Gulf Computer Services in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

In 2006, Ambassador Nonoo was appointed by His Majesty the King, Shaikh Hamad Bin Salman Al Khalifa to the Shura Council; serving on the Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs. Ambassador Nonoo is one of the founding members of Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) established in November, 2004 and elected General Secretary in September, 2005. On October 10th 2008 Ambassador Nonoo was officially welcomed as an honorary member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.-Bahrain Business Council.

With her involvement in the organizations of various campaigns, Ambassador Nonoo has worked to improve working conditions in factories, raise awareness of the rights of women and children, campaigned for family and domestic law, and raised awareness of the plight of domestic workers.

Ambassador Nonoo is married and has two teenage sons.


This program will be free for current All Inclusive and Executive Forum members. To RSVP please call 860.241.6118
Program is open to general WAC members
Member Fee $85.00
Non-Member Fee $100.00

At this time we are no longer accepting online registration for this program. Please call the World Affairs Council office at 860-241-6118 with last minute requests.
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