Ambassador from Qatar tours ASU, visits with Sun Devils from his country
There are more than 200 students from the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar at Arizona State University, the largest group of Qataris at any American university.
Last week, the newly named ambassador from Qatar to the United States visited ASU — his first-ever visit to an American university in his new role.
His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Hamad Al Thani met with and took questions from Qatari students at a meeting Thursday.
“I would like to thank Arizona State University for this opportunity to address this distinguished gathering of future leaders of our societies,” the ambassador said.
ASU Now was on hand for the ambassador’s visit and tour of the university.
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His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Hamad Al Thani, the newly named ambassador from Qatar to the United States, talks with Dr. Zohreh Sotoodeh, the executive liaison for international partnerships, during his brief tour of ASU on Thursday.
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(From left) University Provost Mark Searle; Kent Hopkins, vice president for Enrollment Management and Services; Qatari attache Jonas Morgan and the ambassador speak Thursday.
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His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Hamad Al Thani addresses a group of students, faculty and staff on the role of Qatar in the Middle East following his introduction by Social Sciences Dean Elizabeth Wentz.
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Global studies and criminal justice freshman Sebastian Delarosa asks about Qatar's response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the ambassador's talk Thursday.
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No visit to ASU is complete without a stop at Old Main.
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The ambassador meets with Qatari students during his brief tour of ASU on Thursday.
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Qatari students smile while meeting with the ambassador at a reception Thursday.
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His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Hamad Al Thani listens to ASU business communications senior Mohammed Alemadi of Qatar.
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The ambassador takes a photo with several dozen of the more than 200 students at ASU who are from Qatar.
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Political science seniors Saoud Alnasser (left) and Nasser Al-Maadeed speak with His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Hamad Al Thani at the Thursday reception.
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Top photo: His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani, ambassador of the State of Qatar to the U.S., meets with Qatari students during his brief tour of ASU on Thursday. Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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