Report Praised by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman at Congressional Briefing

No seats were left at the official release of the Report of the Leadership Group on U.S.-Muslim Engagement, "Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World," at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Thirteen Leadership Group members -- Steve Bartlett, Richard Land, Stephen Heintz, Dalia Mogahed, Vin Weber, Ahmed Younis, Red Cavaney, Ingrid Mattson, Bill Ury, Mustapha Tlili, Denis J. Madden, John Marks, and Marc Gopin -- presented their recommendations to a diverse and eager audience. Camera crews from CNN, Kuwait News and other major media outlets were on location to provide coverage and interview Leadership Group members, senior staff and attendees. Footage from the launch event is available here.

Earlier in the morning, a briefing for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives generated much interest among members of Congress and Congressional staff. Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) welcomed the Leadership Group Report as an "in-depth report that explores one of the central global challenges of our time: developing harmonious relations between Muslim-majority countries and the West. The report, entitled 'Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World,' offers thoughtful, creative, and multi-faceted proposals for meeting that challenge."

The Executive Summary, the full report, and endorsement quotes are available on this Web site.