Iran Summit Set to Kick Off As U.N. General Assembly Opens

**Media Advisory** UANI's 2017 Iran Summit Set to Kick Off As U.N. General Assembly Opens New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) will host a distinguished lineup of current and former foreign leaders, lawmakers, and Iran experts at its second annual Iran Summit, a public event to be held on Tuesday, September 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The day-long event of interviews and discussions will examine the political and economic environment since the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran -- with particular focus on Iran's role in the region, its relationship with North Korea, and the future of Iran policy in the Trump administration.  Comprised of former diplomats and lawmakers, UANI is spearheading a global education campaign focused on the risks of doing business with Iran, warning hundreds of international companies that may be contemplating Tehran as a new investment opportunity. WHO: General (Ret) David Petraeus Chairman of the KKR Global Institute Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Former Director-General of the General Intelligence Directorate and Former Ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Governor Jeb Bush UANI Advisory Board Member Former Governor of Florida and 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate Governor Bill Richardson UANI Advisory Board Member Former Governor of New Mexico; U.S. Secretary of Energy;  and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Ambassador Giulio Terzi UANI Advisory Board Member Former Foreign Minister of Italy Ambassador John Bolton UANI Advisory Board Member Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa  Former Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) Chairman of the LIU Global Institute Former U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District Senator Mark S. Kirk UANI Advisory Board Member Former U.S. Senator (R-IL) Colonel (Ret) Zohar Palti Director of the Political-Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Defense, State of Israel Ambassador Dennis B. Ross Co-Founder of UANI Former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Chairman of UANI Former U.S. Senator (I-CT) and 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Ambassador Mark D. Wallace CEO of UANI Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform **Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. WHAT: 2017 Iran Summit, Hosted by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) WHEN: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EDT WHERE: The Roosevelt Hotel 45 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 A complimentary lunch will be provided for all attendees. To RSVP, please follow this link. Media interested in covering this event should email Steven Cohen at press@uani.com. -END- United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons.  UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons.