OUR MAN IN AMERICA
TRUMP SPEAKS AT SAUDI SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND CONFERENCE IN MIAMI
Moroccan events promoter, registered foreign agent, and man about the world Richard Attias scored a triumph Wednesday when newly sworn-in President Donald Trump appeared as the keynote speaker at the Future Investment Initiative Priority Miami, an event organized by the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
President Donald Trump at the Future Investment Priority Miami, February 19, 2025 (Courtesy White House)
The FII Miami is organized by Attias’ firm, Richard Attias & Associates, whose FARA filings on behalf of the PIF were first reported by The (b)(7)(D) in January.
New FARA Filings--January 24, 2025
New Foreign Registration Act filings for January 24, 2025, are limited to filings by Richard Attias & Associates for Attias’ work as the CEO of the Saudi Future Investment Initiative, sponsor of investment conferences including the famed “Davos in the Desert”
Attias is the CEO of the Saudi Future Investment Initiative, a sponsor of investment conferences, including the famed “Davos in the Desert” conference held each fall in Saudi Arabia.
Richard Attias speaks at the Future Investment Priority Miami, February 19, 2025 (Courtesy White House)
Attias is a long-time events organizer who has handled the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and events for the Clinton Global Initiative, among others. The institute is an arm of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The head of the FFI is Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, who is also the Governor of the PIF.
The PIF, as it is known, was recently dethroned as the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund by the United Arab Emirates’ Mubadala Investment Fund. In November, Al-Rumayyan was spotted with Trump ringside at a UFC event at Madison Square Garden.
Foreign Agent’s Registration Act Documents show that Richard Attias & Associates have raked in over $12 million in payments from the FFI since mid-2022.
Attias opened the conference: “Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, and dear friends, welcome.” Al-Rumayyan looked on from the front row, seated next to Elon Musk, the head of DOGE.
Trump gave a speech that criticized Zelenskyy, attacked Biden, and praised Musk. Afterwards, Attias threw fluff questions at the President. Trump took the opportunity to attack his rivals. He also gave his theory of the Presidency: “What I'm doing now is the most exciting job in the world. It's a hard job, not an easy job, it's a nasty job.”