Spotlight on US, Qatar and equestrian sports at #bigmeetup of Bosco Menezes
Doha, Qatar July 3: Qatar: Sand, Sea, and Sky book of Diana Untermeyer and equestrian sports will take centre stage on Saturday July 4, 8pm at the 13th edition of #bigbmeetup, Qatar's only weekly virtual community meet up.
The meet up is a prelude to the QatarUSA year of culture 2021, organizer Bosco Menezes informed. Diana is a former cultural advisor to the Qatar-America Institute and she lived in Qatar, from 2004 – 2007 while her husband Chase Untermeyer served as US ambassador.
At this week’s session Bosco has invited former US Ambassador to Qatar Chase Untermeyer and wife Diana, author of the book Qatar: Sand, Sea, and Sky which was published in December 2011.
Diana, will be talking about her journey as a writer and on
equine, while her husband will talk about his experiences in Qatar as an
Ambassador of the United States of America.
In Qatar, she was active with women’s and children’s programs and in the
conservation, arts and health communities.
Diana also participated in numerous equestrian sports and won top rider
for the 2006-2007 endurance season.
The initiative 'bigbmeetup' is run by Qatar based event planner, photographer and artist and is a community initiative founded by him. The aim of this initiative is to inspire, inform, educate and spread the news of the good deeds individuals and groups of people perform in their everyday lives for the betterment of humankind.
Diana, a graduate from the University of Virginia, worked as a wilderness guide, a liaison between the Vice President’s office and the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, an advance representative for then-Vice President and Mrs. Bush, and later as executive assistant to the counsel to President George H.W. Bush.
The first #bigmeetup was held at The Torch Doha in April 2018 where Qatar 2022 brand ambassador and beIN Sports anchor, Mohammed Saadon Al Kuwari, was the keynote speaker.
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About her Book:
Qatar: Sand, Sea and Sky is an overview of the country and its journey into modernity while it preserves the duality of its culture as a desert by the sea. Stunning photography pairs with informative and personal text by the wife of the most recent United States ambassador to Qatar to give Westerners traveling to Qatar on business or for World Cup preparations an inside understanding of this moderate Muslim country and the way it attempts to become modern and engaged with the world without losing its heritage. It includes an introduction by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, current chair of the Qatari Foundation Reach Out to Asia and Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
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