Some of the technology will come from Dow's biggest plant, in Freeport, Texas, an hour's drive from Al-Tunisi's Houston office.

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Among other assignments, Al-Tunisi launched Aramco's first commodity forecasts--which she broached, with trepidation, before a dozen directors, including Chairman Ali Al-Naimi and President Abdallah Jum'ah.

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"I had been in the U.S. seven years almost, " says Al-Tunisi.

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