Chamber Appoints Daeman Harris Vice President of International Division, Middle East and Africa

of International Division, Middle East and Africa

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the promotion of Daeman Harris to vice president for the Middle East and Africa of the Chamber's International Division.

"Daeman's experience in international affairs - specifically his extensive working knowledge of the people and cultures of Middle East and Africa - will prove to be a valuable resource to the Chamber," said Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the Chamber. "I congratulate him on a well-deserved promotion, and look forward to him growing the position with efforts to maintain trade relations in the region."

The department's objectives in the coming year are to continue the Chamber's support for the U.S. Middle East Free Trade Area initiative and other bilateral trade agreements pertinent to the region, to advocate for U.S. export and investment policies that balance U.S. security interests in the Middle East and continued U.S. business engagement, and to act as the premier facilitator for dialogue between U.S. and Middle Eastern business and government decision makers.

Daeman was an Arabic linguist and interpreter with the U.S. military, and is a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is fluent in Arabic and studied language at the American University in Cairo. Prior to joining the Chamber, he developed economic, political and security analyses on the Middle East and North Africa for the U.S. government.

The U.S. Chamber is the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.