1992

In early 1992, Dr. Hassan Al-Ebraheem, Chairman of the Kuwait-America Foundation, together with Pam Hall, an American living in Kuwait, created the Desert Peace Program, “to bring to Kuwait families of Americans who had lost their lives in the the effort to liberate Kuwait.” One of KAF’s first activities was in conjunction with the Kuwaiti Association to Defend War Victims (KADWA). The two organizations co-hosted a reception in Washington, D.C. for a delegation of fifteen Kuwaiti associations visiting Washington, D.C. Dr. Ghanim Al-Najjar, KADWA’s chairman, led the delegation of board members who represented Kuwaiti doctors, lawyers, sociologists, accountants, pilots, economists, engineers, university graduates, labor leaders and others. The delegation met with human rights groups, religious groups, POW/MIA associations, and U.S. government officials. Dr. Al-Najjar described the visit’s primary purpose as “an opportunity to thank the American people for their tremendous support and sacrifice in pursuit of the liberation of our peaceful nation.”