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CEO of SMZ International Group • @GeorgetownSFS alumna. Passionate about many things. In the space between.

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Sarah Elzeini
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“Riyadh has invested large sums into culture to appeal to this rising new generation and cater to an untapped global audience,” said Sarah Elzeini, CEO of Washington-based consultancy SMZ International Group. “It’s clearly a calculated investment.”
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@SarahElzeini
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I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. - Michelangelo
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My heart is warm ❤️ | Jordan has become the first country in the world to administer the coronavirus vaccine to refugees.
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@SarahElzeini
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Snow in Washington, Jerusalem, and Saudi Arabia today. So beautiful. ❄️
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As an Arab, whether I agree or not, I am just confused as to the selective justice for the term "Chinese Virus." When the world decided to name the 2012 novel coronavirus "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, (MERS)" these same voices were absent in defending the Arabs.
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I just want to smell London.
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What a visual. In the past 2 decades, countries have shifted dramatically to doing more trade with China than the US.
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
4 years
A symbolic oasis, within the oasis city of Al Ula, Saudi Arabia. #GulfSummitInAlUla #القمة_الخليجية_الـ41
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Jerusalem is a powerful city. ❤️
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4 years
Trying to refresh my memory. Write a US policy in the Middle East that worked below:
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2 years
I am so bored of media’s colonialism of the Arab world. The region is moving forward but unfortunately news desks are decades behind. It seems that factsheets they are sent are disposed of before read.
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Work hard.. but don’t miss life in the process.
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Excited to be renewing an American promise and building an American dream platform with @HomelandExperts . “We’re building a plane in flight.” - @robwalk7 🇺🇸 🛩 Exciting news soon!
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@SarahElzeini
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The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.
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Sarah Elzeini
4 years
“My thought is to not pick your movement in foreign policy based on a political party, but rather lived experiences, history and logic. If you cannot stand by your authenticity in the space you want to be involved, you will do more harm than good."
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
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“The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge.” - Aristotle
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@SarahElzeini
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“The Crown Prince has leaned into a profound level of social, religious and economic progress, all with support of the kingdom’s youth that even the United States thought would take decades for the kingdom to achieve.” Elzeini added.
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
3 years
When we look at the Southern Border, why is it impossible today to find those who understand both angles. Humanitarian effort should be invoked, but not carte blanche over security concerns. Those who reduce crises to black and white do more harm than good.
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
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And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this!” And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is what’s important. - Iain Thomas
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What a pretty city. ✈️ 🏟 🌃 🇸🇦
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🇪🇸🌊
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Coming soon 🎙🎥
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Roma 🇮🇹 📚
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"The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life." - Confucius
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“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” - Paulo Coelho
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I would love to be here in the countryside, with people closest to me.
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Seasons greetings from 🇫🇷
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Good Morning New York
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@SarahElzeini
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3 years
The most reliable way to predict the future, is to create it.
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3 years
New York 🤍
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“Realize that everything connects to everything else.” - da Vinci
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
4 years
My latest piece for @WashInstitute on Egypt Candidate for Director General of @wto “Azevedo’s alarming commentary suggests that the incoming Director-General must be equipped to provide substantive reforms to the WTO at a technical level.”
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
4 years
I'm quoted here: "Sheikh Sabah's diplomacy was graceful. He was able to work with US whilst loyal to the Palestinian cause. Kuwait’s differences are deeply respected by the US; very unique in a region where pressure to conform to Western policy is high.”
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You have a plan, I have a plan, God has a greater plan…
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If you’re on time, you’re late.
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A seat at the table isn’t enough. Bring your voice too.
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4 years
Western media gives an incredibly distorted view of the Arab world.
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3 years
Politics have shown us, if you repetitively refuse to be at a table, you will be on the menu. It is better to listen and participate, then have a conversation go on without you and that which you are not aware of.
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Inner peace is everything.
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Life is not happening to us. It is in response to us. We created 2020.
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
3 years
Thrilled to have @PalmerLuckey join us!
@HomelandExperts
The Homeland Security Experts Group (HSEG)
3 years
#HSEF21 is proud to announce @PalmerLuckey , Founder of @anduriltech as a speaker at the forum this year! We are looking forward to learning his insights and innovative solutions to securing the homeland.
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A good day.
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My grandfather in the 1950s. 📸
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Sarah Elzeini
3 years
Thank you to all who came out and supported our successful inaugural forum #HSEF21 . See you in 2022! 🇺🇸
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Our family’s orange groves in Valencia, Spain. 🍊
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Where jungle meets the sea.
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3 years
Never make an important decision without a woman at the table.
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Photo I took in 2018 in Jerusalem. Praying for love and light to everyone. 🤍
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3 years
Digitalization gave us access to everything, but it also gave everything and everyone access to us. Set boundaries in what has access to you or you will get consumed and overwhelmed.
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“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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Sarah Elzeini
4 years
My latest piece. “The competing pursuits on what it means to Thrive are challenged in this now still global world order and the lasting repercussions are waiting to be seen.”
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Sarah Elzeini
3 years
🪵🔥 spring evening
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
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Thank you @Amwal_mag for the interview. "The most important bridges are those that transcend politics and administrations, which on both ends, we are deficient in."
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Good Afternoon Washington!
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"Avoid negative people. They have a problem with every solution." - Albert Einstein
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Photo I took in Khan Younis, Gaza. A trip that changed my life forever. It’s incredibly offensive when the media makes false claims about Gaza and Gazans. They are a people pure and patient for how much they endure.
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I would rather be optimistic and wrong, than pessimistic and right. - Elon Musk
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Sarah Elzeini
3 years
Takane no hana (高嶺の花): (N.) something one desires but is far away or unattainable. (Lit.) “flower on a high peak” Photos from my walk this morning. 🌸
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“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” - Voltaire
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A reflection piece I wrote to bring some light in a time of crisis. “When this pandemic is over, let us understand that the elements of humanity we experienced are more precious than the material world we were consumed in.” #coronavirus
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Sarah Elzeini
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Good meetings and good company 🇫🇷
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Good morning Washington, and in case I don't see you: Good afternoon, good evening, and good night! ☕️
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Lovely news! 🇺🇸
@StateDept
Department of State
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. @StateDeptSpox : The Department of State is proud to recognize April as National Arab American Heritage Month. Americans of Arab heritage are very much a part of the fabric of this nation, and Arab Americans have contributed in every field and profession. #AAHM
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My latest piece with Author and Former Director of @ELLEmagazine Spain, Susana Martínez Vidal. ...It is in style we find a powerful way to accustom the eyes around us to see the beauty of ‘the other,’ the soul of us.
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“I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.” ― Haruki Murakami
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Sarah Elzeini
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It was a pleasure being a speaker alongside @ricfabiani @raedjarrar , James M. Dorsey @RSIS_NTU , and Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler Sr. Director of @FightExtremism . Insightful unique perspectives on US -Middle East and North Africa Affairs. Thank you @DiplomaticForum for hosting!
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Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating ✨🤍 May this year and those to come, be filled with good health, love, and light.
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The quality of your life, is the quality of your relationships.
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Happy Holidays from Miami. 🌴🧢☕️
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مبارك عليكم الشهر، كل عام وانتم بخير 🌙 💛
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2 years
It was a pleasure to be on @MaymanShow of @arabnews and sharing my story.
@MaymanShow
The Mayman Show
2 years
#StayTuned : In Ep.8, S.2 of The #MaymanShow launching tomorrow Aug 26, get to know Founder & CEO of SMZ International, @SarahElzeini as she speaks about her efforts in growing cultural bridges & facilitating business deals serving #SaudiVision2030 's mission.
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Sarah Elzeini
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My latest | Operating in the space of global engagement, I observed many bright ideas, voices, and achievements, around the world are selectively discounted. This led me to write a creative piece for @thrive on the global need for an emotional evolution.
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Sarah Elzeini
3 years
All-around, media truly makes a mockery of the Middle East. Media's angle at large on the region is Orientalist, many times making the region look like a parody of a movie, because that sells. When will we move past it. I'm tired.
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Most people criticizing haven’t even tried what you failed at.
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In time, what is meant for you, will be for you. Life is much more graceful than we give it credit for.
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
2 years
My full interview with @arabnews @MaymanShow here. All things on my heritage and efforts in the Kingdom:
@MaymanShow
The Mayman Show
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#MaymanShow : CEO of SMZ International, @SarahElzeini , explains how her personal upbringing and background have enabled her to be a professional in the international business arena | Full episode (with Arabic subtitles):
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Love attending sporting events. The energy is contagious!
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
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Congrats to Qatar and @FIFAWorldCup on the opening of new Education City Stadium today, the 3rd match ready stadium. ⚽️🏟️
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
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Congrats to Qatar for an incredible accomplishment. It was an honor to experience the opening ceremony. A win for the Arab World. ⚽️🏟 @FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022
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Sarah Elzeini
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I wrote for @WashInstitute policy suggestions for the United States to start a new meaningful, rather than exploitative, economic engagement in the region. Perhaps it is in our interest to support industries and manufacturing capabilities on the grounds.
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Morning walk where I grew up. Princeton, New Jersey. ❤️
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Lovely Sunday @NFL gathering at @KarenPierceUK ’s residence 🏈
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Sarah Elzeini
3 years
Alexa, skip to July.
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@SarahElzeini
Sarah Elzeini
2 years
You can let age give you wisdom, or you can travel and get it faster.
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