Dr. Ahmed M. Darwish, Chairman and General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone, visited Washington D.C. from 13 to 15 April, 2016. During his visit, Dr. Darwish met with U.S. officials and the Egyptian community, as well as with American businesses at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Darwish briefed them on the Suez Canal Economic Zone and Egypt’s plans to develop the area into a world-class global logistics hub and industrial processing center, serving both European and Asian – including Gulf – markets. He emphasized that this will facilitate economic growth and sustainable, high-quality jobs for the Egyptian people and encouraged American companies to benefit from the investment opportunities in this area.