officers
| *Dr. Mary W. Gray, Chair Professor of Mathematics, American University United States |
| *The Honorable Theodore H. Kattouf, President and Chief Executive Officer 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 |
| *The Honorable Robert H. Pelletreau, Treasurer Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States |
members
Mr. Richard Abdoo (Emeritus) | Mrs. Ghada Irani United States |
| Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice President and COO Salam International Investment Ltd. Qatar | Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. United States |
| *Dr. Odeh Aburdene President, OAI Advisors United States | The Honorable Deborah K. Jones Former U.S. Ambassador; Chair, Hollings Center for International Dialogue United States |
| Mr. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Chairman, Alghanim Industries www.kutaybaalghanim.com Kuwait | Dr. Samir Khalaf (Emeritus) Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut Lebanon |
| Ms. Judith Barnett President, The Barnett Group, LLC United States | Mr. Hasan M. El-Khatib President, Dena Corporation United States |
| Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO TMI Tunisia | Dr. Mary E. King (Emerita) Professor, Peace & Conflict Studies, University for Peace, Costa Rica; Fellow, Rothermere American Institute, Oxford University, England United States |
| *Dr. Paul F. Boulos Former Chairman, President & CEO, Innovyze United States | *Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Retired Petroleum Executive England |
| Ms. Katharine Cushing Managing Principal, 7Sisters LLC, Founder Newport Global Summit United States | Mr. Jonathan McKay |
| The Honorable Robert S. Dillon (Emeritus) Former AMIDEAST President and CEO, former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador United States | *The Honorable William A. Rugh Former AMIDEAST President and CEO; former U.S. Ambassador United States |
| Mr. Hisham Fahmy CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, Inc., AmCham Egypt, Inc. United States | Mr. Frederick C. Seibold, Jr., Esq Consultant; former Vice-President and Treasurer, Sears World Trade United States |
| Mr. Antoine N. Frem Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources, Inc., Lebanon, and Chairman, Interstate Resources, Inc., USA Lebanon | Mr. Alex Shalaby Former Chairman and CEO of Mobinil, Egypt United States |
| The Honorable Edward M. Gabriel President, The Gabriel Company; former U.S. Ambassador United States | H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf |
| Mr. Mohammed Grimeh Deputy Global Head of Fixed Income Millennium Management United States | Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO, Group OCP Morocco |
| Dr. Taher Helmy Senior Partner Baker McKenzie Egypt | Mr. J.T. (Jack) Tymann (Emeritus) President, Smart Partnerships International; former President, CBS/Westinghouse International Services United States |
| Dr. Alan W. Horton (Emeritus) Former Director, Center for Mediterranean Studies United States | Dr. Hillary Wiesner Program Director, Transnational Movements and the Arab Region Carnegie Corporation of New York United States |
*Executive Committee Members