Ali Hassan Gulaid
agulaid@advantage-dc.com

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE
FOR AFRICA

Ali Hassan Gulaid is well known in much of Africa. Born in Somalia, he has been tireless in reestablishment of that country on the Horn of Africa. He has served in the United States as Special Envoy of the Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia. In that capacity he continues to promote Somali reunification before agencies of the U.S. government.

His experience in public relations, communications and government/commerce relations is extensive. He has been successful in merging public and private sectors, not only with African nations but also in Saudi Arabia. He served for several years as Liaison Officer with the Saudi Arabia Culture Mission in Washington and assisted the Saudi Chamber of Commerce in arranging academic exchanges and acting as a liaison with U.S. interests in aerospace, agriculture, environment, military, finance and technology. He has represented U.S. government agencies with international corporations and assisted more than 50 U.S. businesses operating in the western peninsula of the Middle East.

For over 20 years he coordinated and executed major exhibits and cultural presentations by American performers and artists in Mogadishu and Jeddah. Prior to his duties with the Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission, he served as head of the United Somali Congress Office in Jeddah, responsible for planning and managing cultural programs in Jeddah sponsored by the U.S. Information Service. He continues to maintain his government contacts in Saudi Arabia and with East African governments.

Gulaid has represented Somalia in the United States since 1993. He participated in the Somali National Reconcilation Conference in Arta, Djibouti and Somali peace talks in El Dorat, Kenya.