Board of Directors

OFFICERS

*The Honorable Deborah K. Jones Chair Former U.S. Ambassador; Chair, Hollings Center for International Dialogue United States

The Honorable Theodore H. Kattouf President and CEO Former U.S. Ambassador United States

*The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes Vice Chair Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States

*Dr. Odeh Aburdene Treasurer President, OAI Advisors United States

MEMBERS

Mr. Richard Abdoo (Emeritus) President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC United States

Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice Chairman, Salam International Investment Ltd. Qatar

Mr. Amjad Ahmad Managing Partner, Precinct Partners; Director & Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council United States

Mr. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Executive Chairman, Alghanim Industries Kuwait

Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO, TMI Tunisia Ms. Katharine Cushing Managing Principal, 7Sisters LLC Founder Newport Global Summit United States

The Honorable Robert S. Dillon (Emeritus) Former Amideast President and CEO; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador United States

Mr. Hasan M. Elkhatib President, Dena Brands USA Ltd. United States

Mr. Hisham Fahmy CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc. United States

Mr. Antoine N. Frem Vice Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources, Inc. Lebanon

*The Honorable Edward M. Gabriel President and CEO, American Task Force on Lebanon; Former U.S. Ambassador United States

*Dr. Mary Gray Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University United States

Dr. Taher Helmy Senior Partner Baker McKenzie Egypt

Mrs. Ghada Irani (Emerita) United States

*Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. United States *Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Retired Petroleum Executive United Kingdom

Professor Safwan M. Masri Executive Vice President, Global Centers & Global Development, Columbia University United States

Mr. Jonathan McKay Product Lead, Facebook; former U.S. Foreign Service Officer United States

Ms. Mona Oswald United States

*Ms. Erica Pelletreau Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation United States

The Honorable Robert H. Pelletreau (Emeritus) Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States

*The Honorable William A. Rugh Former Amideast President and CEO; former U.S. Ambassador United States

Dr. Hanine Salem Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG) United States

H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf (Emerita) Senator and former Minister Jordan

Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO, OCP Group Morocco

Dr. Hillary Wiesner Program Director, Transnational Movements and the Arab Region Carnegie Corporation of New York United States