Prof. Heba Saad, the Cultural Attache and director of the Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau participated in the event organized and hosted by the Egyptian Embassy for His Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abd El-Aty, to meet the Egyptian Community in Washington DC. Ambassador Motaz Zahran highlighted that the event was a chance for the Egyptian community to learn about the vision of His Excellency and his point of view on various current topics. His Excellency explained the stance of Egypt on several critical issues and engaged with the Egyptian community in an interactive dialogue and discussion.

The Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy participated in the Arab Culture Day at the International Monetary Fund. The event showcased the varied rich culture of the different Arab countries. The Egyptian booth presented replicas of ancient Egyptian masterpieces, handmade crafts, silver jewelry, traditional clothes and traditional food. The visitors praised the exhibition and admired the Egyptian culture.

Prof. Heba Saad, the Cultural Attaché and director of ECEB visited Virginia Tech Innovation Campus and met Dr. Kristin Lamoureux and Dr. Khaled Hassouna to discuss potential aspects of collaboration with Egyptian Universities. Prof. Saad had a tour of the new building -which is one of its kind in applying advanced methods in all its features- to learn how technology is used to ensure the efficiency and sustainability of the building.

The Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau invited the Egyptian community to celebrate the opening of the first “Embassy of Knowledge” of Alexandria Library outside of Egypt at the bureau. American and Egyptian guests listened attentively to Dr. Heba Saad, the cultural attaché, who presented an overview of the Embassy's significance and content. The overview highlighted all the archives, collections, and databases visitors can access through the embassy and pinpointed their importance for all ages. During the second half of the event, ECEB presented two Egyptian talents and guests enjoyed the vibrant musical performance by Sherif Ashraf and explored the books of Basma Al-aufy.