*The Hon. Nicholas Veliotes
Vice Chair
Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State
Washington, DC

*The Hon. Raymond E. Mabus
Treasurer
Former Governor of Mississippi; former U.S. Ambassador
Jackson, Mississippi

MEMBERS

Mr. Richard Abdoo
President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

*Dr. Odeh Aburdene
President, OAI Advisors
Washington, DC

Ms. Amal Alayan
Ibtikar Venture Partners
Lexington, Massachusetts

H.E. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim
Consul General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
New York, New York

Mrs. Betty W. Atherton (Emerita)
Former Project Associate, Creative Associates Inc.
Washington, DC

Mr. Alfred J. Boulos
International Adviser and Counsel, Boulos International; former Senior Director, International Acquisitions and Exploration, Conoco
Houston, Texas

*Mr. Curtis Brand
Former President, Mobil Shipping & Transportation Company; former Chairman, Mobil Saudi Arabia
Washington, DC

Dr. Sherrill Cleland
President Emeritus, Marietta College; Trustee, KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Waitsfield, Vermont

The Hon. Robert S. Dillon (Emeritus)
Former AMIDEAST President and Chief Executive Officer; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador
Washington, DC

Mr. Hasan M. El-Khatib
President, Dena Corporation
Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Prof. Elizabeth W. Fernea (Emerita)
Professor Emerita, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Mr. Antoine N. Frem
President, INDEVCO Group; Chairman and CEO, Interstate Resources
Beirut, Lebanon

The Hon. Edward M. Gabriel
President, The Gabriel Company; former U.S. Ambassador
Washington, DC

Mr. James Q. Griffin
Vice President and Secretary, Wilmerding, Miller & Co.
Princeton, New Jersey

Mrs. Doris C. Halaby
Chair, Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center
New York, New York

Dr. Alan W. Horton (Emeritus)
Former Director, Center for Mediterranean Studies
Randolph, New Hampshire

Dr. Paul Jabber
President, Globicom Inc.
New York, New York

Dr. Raymond Jallow
Chairman, Jallow International Ltd.
Los Angeles, California

Dr. Samir Khalaf
Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Mary E. King
Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University for Peace
Costa Rica

*Mr. D. Patrick Maley III
Hanover Energy Associates
London, England

*The Hon. Robert H. Pelletreau
Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State
Washington, DC

*The Hon. William A. Rugh
Former AMIDEAST President and CEO; former U.S. Ambassador
Washington, DC

Mr. Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Consultant; former Vice President and Treasurer, Sears World Trade
Washington, DC

H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf
Member of Parliament and former Minister, Jordan
Amman, Jordan

*Mr. J.T. (Jack) Tymann
President, Smart Partnerships International; former President of CBS/Westinghouse International Services Co.
Washington, DC

* Executive Committee Members