page_title: Egypt Economic Development Conference
section_title: High level delegation
hierarchical_section_title: Egypt Economic Development Conference / Participants / High level delegation
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and an international audience of several thousand attending an Egyptian development conference at the Congress Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 13, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
context_page_description: The Egypt Economic Development Conference was a three-day event that took place in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh. On March 13, 2015, over 2,000 delegates from 112 different countries arrived in Egypt to attend the conference.
  On the first day, a proposal for a new Egyptian capital city was announced. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates pledged $4 billion each; whilst Oman said it would provide $500 million. BG Group and BP both made a commitment to invest $4 billion and $12 billion respectively.
caption: John Kerry addressing the audience at the conference.
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