May - September 2014 Returning to Lebanon in late April, Mr. Maalouf was interviewed on May 20th with Aljoumhouria On June 2nd he was a guest on Kalam Beirut, Future TV discussing several US and Lebanese political issues. Mr. Maalouf visited with President Amine Gemayel and Dr. Samir Geagea to thank them for their participation in his fathers funeral. While in Lebanon, Mr. Maalouf attended the 50th anniversary of Bishop Samir Mazloums Mass and banquet, the opening of the International Jounieh Festival and a farewell luncheon for Ambassador Ali bin Awad Asiri of Saudi Arabia. On August 30th he was invited to speak at Douma Club on US-Lebanese relations, the invitation was from both the Municipality and the Club of Douma. More than 200 people attended the lecture and it was followed by a Q and A and a reception in honor of Mr. Maalouf. Aljoumhouria newspaper covered the event and wrote an article on the discussions Mr. Maalouf signed his books The Road to 1559 and How Many Times...I Told You at the end of the event. January - April 2014 Since his return from Lebanon in mid January, Mr. Maalouf attended several memorial services for his late father Wadih M. Maalouf in the States. The family celebrated a memorial mass at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Washington, DC on February 1st which was attend by family and many friends followed by a mercy meal. On February 2nd, Don Lincoln, a close family friend, requested a memorial mass at Saint Mathew Cathedral in downtown Washington DC. On February 8th, a memorial service took place at the First Presbyterian Church in Newhall, California attended by many friends and church members followed by a mercy meal at the home of Mr. Maaloufs sister. On February 12th, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community Church in Alexandria, Virginia there was a memorial mass for the repose of his soul. On April 3rd, Mr. Maalouf met with UN officials in relation to LARP consultative statues with ECOSOC. On April 4, 2014, Mr. Maalouf participated in the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) reunion for former Public Delegates from the 38th to the 68th sessions of the UN General Assembly at the US mission in New York. More than 25 former Public Delegates attended the reunion with area advisors and the executive officers of the USUN Mission. Ambassador Samantha Power addressed the group and the discussions were focused on what the former Public Delegates can do to help the US agenda at the United Nations. https://youtube/channel/UCNv-rYVlCproYK_bydbrlmA
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