Faisel Feituri Libyan diplomat Frank Parlato Times of IsreaL
Faisal Feituri Hopes to Redraw Libya’s Future with Contracts, Not Guns
WASHINGTON, DC — The map of the 21st century is not being redrawn with tanks or treaties, but with spreadsheets, strategic minerals, and partnerships.At its center stands a figure few in Washington’s foreign policy establishment had anticipated: Faisal Feituri, a Libyan-American technocrat who talks about nation-building the way Silicon Valley talks about scaling startups.As president of the Libyan American Coalition, Feituri is quietly pushing a vision for Libya that replaces tribal warfare and European dependency with local governance, solar energy grids, and a “Council of Elders.”Every Libyan citizen, he said, will become a “stakeholder in the nation, entitled to a share of the nation’s annual profits.”
“It’s not about ruling,” he said during a recent meeting near Capitol Hill. “It’s about fixing.”
A Boardroom Revolution
Feituri’s reform plan, dubbed “The National Coalition Framework,” outlines nine target sectors for reconstruction—agriculture, healthcare, renewable energy, financial services, and more.
He talks of rare earth independence, of Libyans profiting from their natural resources instead of watching foreign companies siphon wealth under vague humanitarian mandates.
His tone is administrative. His language borrows from tech accelerators not diplomats.
“If every citizen has a stake, if every village manages its resources, if every child sees a future—it changes everything,” Feituri said.
Under the plan, cities would compete in digital ecosystems to outpace one another in development. The country’s untapped reserves—lithium, cobalt, solar potential—would no longer be leased under sweetheart deals, but processed in-country and audited under a national ledger.
Faisal Feituri Hopes to Redraw Libya’s Future with Contracts, Not Guns
Trump’s Map Without Armies
Feituri’s timing, some say, is uncanny.President Donald J. Trump has reshaped the Republican Party’s foreign policy doctrine. Gone are the Wilsonian dreams of global democracy-building.
In their place: transactional diplomacy, reshoring supply chains, and pursuing soft hegemony through energy deals and tax incentives.Where past presidents promised world order, Trump maps out profit margins.And in this vision, Libya—once a cautionary tale of failed intervention—is seen as an opportunity.Trump allies speak of Libya not as a battlefield but as a “rare earth partner,” a nation that could, if stabilized, provide a counterweight to European economic decline and Chinese mineral dominance. Greenland ports, Canadian integration, and African extraction zones form the skeleton of “a hemispheric fortress of production and supply.”Feituri’s goals fit into this: fewer treaties, fewer entanglements, no European middlemen.“We’ve got the cobalt,” one Libyan Coalition official said last week in a private briefing. “You’ve got the cash. Let’s talk.” made significant strides in promoting sustainability and awareness.
From Aid to Autonomy
It’s a shift from dependency to negotiation, from being someone else’s humanitarian case to becoming a partner.“When they told Faisal America was changing the rules, he said, ‘Finally,’” said an advisor close to the Coalition. “Libya’s been waiting to stop being someone else’s resource and start being its own force.”What’s more surprising is who’s listening.Feituri has held informal sessions with congressional staffers, American energy executives, and diplomats from Canada and Japan. One Department of Commerce official, speaking anonymously, called the Libyan plan “ambitious, but increasingly aligned with where US trade policy is going.”Among the consultants he works with is Roger Stone, the longtime Trump consultant.
Feituri doubles as a lobbyist under the Dolton Fonseca Group
He retained Jesse R. Binnall, known as a high powered Trump lawyer, who helped win a Washington DC-based case in defense of Kalifa Hafter, the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army.
ank Sheinkopf, the political strategist and public relations professional.
Retired United States Navy vice admiral, Michael Thane Franken, the former Deputy Director of Military Operations for the United States Africa Command In 2020.
The End of Nostalgia
If there’s a unifying theme between Trump’s “America First” realism and Feituri’s Libyan overhaul, it is nostalgia is dead.Trump is cutting away from the alliances of the Cold War. Feituri is cutting away from dependencies of the post-colonial era.The future, under this arrangement, may look less like a military alliance and more like a supply chain—modular, and efficient.Libya, once a cautionary tale, now appears on the ledger again. Not as a war zone, but as a potential cornerstone in a different kind of empire—one made not of colonies, but of contracts.
And at its center is Faisal Feituri, a man with no militia, no throne, no flags. Just a clipboard, a map of mineral fields, and a plan to turn a broken country into a functioning enterprise.
مبادرة الاستقرار والتعاون الإقليمي الليبي التونسي
مبادرة الاستقرار الإقليمي والتنسيق الليبي – التونسي
مبادرة استراتيجية عامة
الائتلاف الليبي الأمريكي
يطلق الائتلاف الليبي الأمريكي مبادرة استراتيجية إقليمية تهدف إلى دعم الاستقرار طويل المدى، وتعزيز التنسيق المؤسسي، ودعم الاستقرار الأمني، ومكافحة التهريب والجريمة المنظمة، وتطوير آليات الانخراط الإقليمي البنّاء بين ليبيا والجمهورية التونسية.
تنطلق هذه المبادرة من قناعة راسخة بأن تحقيق الاستقرار المستدام في شمال أفريقيا لا يمكن أن يعتمد على الإجراءات الأمنية المنفصلة وحدها، بل يتطلب إطاراً متوازناً ومتكاملاً يجمع بين الحوار المؤسسي، والتنسيق الإقليمي، والتكامل الاقتصادي التدريجي، والتعاون العملي في مواجهة التحديات الأمنية العابرة للحدود، والشبكات الإجرامية المنظمة، ومصادر عدم الاستقرار الإقليمي.
ويرى الائتلاف الليبي الأمريكي أن الممر الليبي – التونسي يمثل أحد أهم البوابات الاستراتيجية لجهود الاستقرار الإقليمي الأوسع، نظراً لتأثيره المباشر على الأمن الإقليمي، وحركة الهجرة، والنشاط الاقتصادي المشروع، والتوازن الاستراتيجي في شمال أفريقيا وفضاء البحر المتوسط.
وانطلاقاً من ذلك، تسعى المبادرة إلى تشجيع تطوير آليات عملية وواقعية قادرة على:
* تعزيز التنسيق الإقليمي ودعم جهود الاستقرار
* دعم أمن الحدود والتعاون المؤسسي
* الحد من نشاط شبكات التهريب والجريمة المنظمة
* تشجيع التواصل المؤسسي وآليات بناء الثقة
* دعم النشاط الاقتصادي المشروع والتكامل الاقتصادي التدريجي
* توسيع مساحات الانخراط الإقليمي والدولي البنّاء
كما تؤكد المبادرة أن تحقيق الاستقرار طويل المدى يتطلب حواراً مستداماً وانخراطاً متوازناً يشمل مختلف مكونات المشهد الليبي، بما في ذلك الحفاظ على قنوات تواصل بناءة مع الأطراف المعنية في شرق وغرب ليبيا على حد سواء، بما يعزز فرص الاستقرار الوطني والتعاون الإقليمي طويل المدى.
ويؤمن الائتلاف كذلك بأن تعزيز التنسيق بين الفاعلين الإقليميين والشركاء الدوليين يمكن أن يسهم بصورة حقيقية في الحد من عوامل عدم الاستقرار، وتقليص المساحات التي تستغلها الجماعات المتطرفة والشبكات الإجرامية، وتعزيز أسس الاستقرار المؤسسي والتعافي الاقتصادي والتنمية المستدامة.
وتؤكد المبادرة احترامها الكامل لسيادة الدول والمؤسسات الوطنية، وحرصها على دعم الأطر القانونية والمؤسساتية القائمة بما يعزز الاستقرار والتعاون الإقليمي والتنمية طويلة المدى، بعيداً عن أي مقاربات تصادمية أو استقطابات سياسية ضيقة.
وفي إطار هذه الجهود، يعتزم الائتلاف الليبي الأمريكي الانخراط بصورة بناءة مع الأطراف الليبية والتونسية والأمريكية والدولية دعماً لأطر استقرار واقعية تتماشى مع متطلبات الأمن الإقليمي، والتعاون المؤسسي، والتنمية الاقتصادية، وتحقيق التوازن الاستراتيجي الأوسع في المنطقة.
ويؤكد الائتلاف التزامه بدعم:
* الدبلوماسية المسؤولة
* آليات بناء الثقة التدريجية
* التعاون الإقليمي العملي
* الانخراط الدولي البنّاء
* الاستقرار المؤسسي والتنمية طويلة المدى
ويعتقد الائتلاف الليبي الأمريكي أن الدبلوماسية المتوازنة، والتنسيق الواقعي، والانخراط المؤسسي المستدام، تمثل جميعها ركائز أساسية لدعم بيئة إقليمية أكثر استقراراً وتعاوناً وتكاملاً اقتصادياً، بما يخدم مصالح شعوب المنطقة ويعزز فرص السلام والتنمية والاستقرار في شمال أفريقيا والفضاء المتوسطي.
فيصل الفيتوري
رئيس الائتلاف الليبي الأمريكي
Thank You US Embassy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland
One of the most important developments for the Lady Be Good project this year has been to receive the support of the US Embassy in Tripoli. As an organization with roots in both Libya and the US, it is a privilege to have our work recognized by the US Embassy as integral to promoting bilateral ties between these two great countries.
‘Very worthwhile and commendable project’
-US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland
At the forefront of this cooperation has been US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, whose support and engagement has extended to the highest levels of our work to bring the Lady Be Good B-24 bomber home to the US.
From the Ambassador to the Public Affairs office, it has been a privilege for the Libyan American Coalition to work with the US Embassy. We look forward to realizing the completion of this project in close continued coordination with the US Embassy.
Preparing for repatriation:
Donation offer and US Congressional support
While the Libyan American Coalition has made much progress, there is still important work to be done before the Lady Be Good can finally return home.
Visits to Tobruk
Between 2019 and early 2022 the coalition made multiple trips to the city of Tobruk to inspect the Lady Be Good Aircraft with historical experts.
While the Lady Be Good survived Libya’s decade of conflict unscathed, sadly it has been left exposed to the natural elements. The aircraft is in good condition, but its lack of proper covering is one reason why the coalition has accelerated its efforts to bring the aircraft home as quickly as possible.
Donation offer and US Congressional support
In May 2022 the Libyan American Coalition formally made an offer of donation of the aircraft to the US National Air force Museum. We are currently in discussions with the museum to see the best options for displaying the Lady Be Good.
As the Lady Be Good project develops it has garnered the interest of bipartisan US lawmakers who see the aircraft’s return as an important symbol of US-Libya relations. We have been communicating with Republican and Democratic leadership in the Senate and House of Representatives informing them of our pr
Libyan Political Leadership
Libya continues to grapple with severe challenges. As the coalition is built from both US and Libyan citizens we are fully aware of the economic, political and security issues facing the country. Despite this, it has been heartwarming to see that political leaders from across the country have supported this initiative, recognizing it is a national project aimed at improving people to people relations between Libya and the US.
Into the future
The next steps are to begin the actual repatriation process, where we will focus on bringing historical experts and teams to Tobruk to package the aircraft and prepare for the first leg of its journey, across Libya’s border to Egypt.
We will continue to provide updates on the status of our work and remain grateful to our donors for supporting this initiative.
We are looking for new supporters to help with the final journey back to the US and are grateful for new support.
Our Aspirations
Economic Future
Accountability & Empowerment
Accountability & Empowerment
Libya is uniquely positioned to benefit from global economic trends. It ranks in the top 10 countries in the world for proved oil reserves. Its status as a pivotal energy producer makes it a valuable partner to Europe and the US as they look to move away from Russian energy. But with a population of just 7 million and a median age of 28 years old, Libya should be harnessing its natural wealth to make investments for the future in technology, manufacturing, tourism and clean energy. Libya’s proximity to Europe and its young-educated population make it an ideal partner to Europe and the U.S. This is the type of win-win economic relationship the Libyan American Coalition is trying to foster.
Accountability & Empowerment
Accountability & Empowerment
Accountability & Empowerment
We believe the best solution to Libya’s crisis is empowering the Libyan people to vote and hold politicians accountable at the ballot box. 2.8 million Libyans registered to vote last year. They are tired of conflict and know all too well how armed groups exploit the absence of a central authority to wield power and control Libya’s natural resources. An under utilized weapon against the corrupt politicians and in favor of elections is the diaspora, particularly in the US and Europe. The coalition is working to foster greater engagement between Libyan Americans and their homeland. They can play a pivotal role
strengthening civil society and educating local communities.
