Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service

Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service
Formation 2002
Type Private
Services News and Information services[1]
Affiliations The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Website susris.com

The Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) is an independent private-sector information resource that offers news and information on the U.S.–Saudi Arabia relationship.[2][3]

Overview

The Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service project is an independent information resource service which offers news information on the history, breadth and depth of the U.S.–Saudi Arabia relationship. The e-newsletter information provided by the resource service comes from a variety of sources, authors, and experts.[4][5] The project also offers original materials such as interviews and essays about the US Saudi Arabian relations. The resource service is sponsored by the Saudi-U.S. Trade Group (SUSTG) in Washington, D.C.,[6][7] which works to enhance understanding of economic, political, trade, cultural and other issues of importance to Saudi Arabian and the U.S.–Saudi relationship. SUSTG is a U.S.-based not-for-profit business association that works closely with the United States International Trade Commission within the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry as well as its corporate members and other program partners.

History

The SUSRIS project began as the Saudi-American Forum in 2002. The aim of the project was to produce authoritative information about the U.S.–Saudi Arabian relations. The creation of this service was inspired by a group of Americans who had lived and worked in Saudi Arabia and believed the Americans deserved a truthful account of the importance and relevancy of the U.S.–Saudi relationship. The SUSRIS project was launched with the support of the Washington-based National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR). NCUSAR is a non profit and non partisan educational organization that seeks to inform U.S. citizens about the Saudi Arabia and the Islamic world.The founding president and CEO was John Duke Anthony.[6]

Acceptance

The project received wide response with monthly website hits measured in the millions. Nearly tens of thousands of readers signed up to receive their e-newsletter. The website is also cited by major international media as a news source.[6][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Schoenfeld, Gabriel. "Obama's Intelligence Choice". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "National Council on US-Arab relations". ncusar.org. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ F. Ansary, Abdullah. "Combating Extremism: A Brief Overview of Saudi Arabia's Approach". Middle East Policy Council.
  4. ↑ "Authors, Experts and Interviews". SUSRIS. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Experts". SUSRIS. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "About SUSRIS".
  7. ↑ "Third US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum set". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Saudi Ambassador interview with SUSRIS". Saudi Embassy. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "SUSRIS - Saudi Arabia Economic Forecast". Wikileaks. Retrieved 21 November 2014.