Board of Directors

Key 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 Chief Executive Officer
Former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*Mr. Antoine N. Frem, Vice Chair
Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources, Inc., Lebanon, and Chairman, Interstate Resources, Inc., USA
Lebanon

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

*Ms. Dena H. Elkhatib
CEO, Shakli Corporation
United States

members

Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd. Qatar	Professor Safwan M. Masri Dean, Georgetown University-Qatar, Distinguished Professor of Practice, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University United States
*Mr. Amjad Ahmad Managing Partner, Precinct Partners; Director & Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council United States	Mr. Jonathan McKay Product Lead, Facebook; former U.S. Foreign Service Officer United States
Mr. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Chairman, Alghanim Industries www.kutaybaalghanim.com Kuwait	Ms. Mona Oswald United States
Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO TMI Tunisia	The Honorable Michael Pelletier Founding Executive Director, Institute of Global Engagement, University of Houston; former U.S. Ambassador United States
Mr. Hisham Fahmy CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc. United States	*Ms. Erica Pelletreau Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation United States
The Honorable Gordon Gray Professor of Practice, Penn State School of International Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador United States	*The Honorable William A. Rugh Former Amideast President and CEO; Former U.S. Ambassador United States
*Dr. Mary Gray Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University United States	*Dr. Hanine Salem Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG) United States
*Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. United States	Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO, OCP Group Morocco
	The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
*Executive Committee Members

Emeriti Members

Mr. Richard Abdoo President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC United States	Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Retired Petroleum Executive U.K.
The Honorable Robert S. Dillon Former Amideast President and CEO; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador United States	The Honorable Robert H. Pelletreau Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
Mrs. Ghada Irani United States	H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf Senator and former Minister Jordan
Mr. Hasan M. Elkhatib President, Dena Corporation United States

Key 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 Chief Executive Officer
Former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*Mr. Antoine N. Frem, Vice Chair
Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources, Inc., Lebanon, and Chairman, Interstate Resources, Inc., USA
Lebanon

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

*Ms. Dena H. Elkhatib
CEO, Shakli Corporation
United States

members

Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd. Qatar	Professor Safwan M. Masri Dean, Georgetown University-Qatar, Distinguished Professor of Practice, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University United States
*Mr. Amjad Ahmad Managing Partner, Precinct Partners; Director & Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council United States	Mr. Jonathan McKay Product Lead, Facebook; former U.S. Foreign Service Officer United States
Mr. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Chairman, Alghanim Industries www.kutaybaalghanim.com Kuwait	Ms. Mona Oswald United States
Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO TMI Tunisia	The Honorable Michael Pelletier Founding Executive Director, Institute of Global Engagement, University of Houston; former U.S. Ambassador United States
Mr. Hisham Fahmy CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc. United States	*Ms. Erica Pelletreau Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation United States
The Honorable Gordon Gray Professor of Practice, Penn State School of International Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador United States	*The Honorable William A. Rugh Former Amideast President and CEO; Former U.S. Ambassador United States
*Dr. Mary Gray Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University United States	*Dr. Hanine Salem Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG) United States
*Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. United States	Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO, OCP Group Morocco
	The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
*Executive Committee Members

Emeriti Members

Mr. Richard Abdoo President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC United States	Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Retired Petroleum Executive U.K.
The Honorable Robert S. Dillon Former Amideast President and CEO; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador United States	The Honorable Robert H. Pelletreau Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
Mrs. Ghada Irani United States	H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf Senator and former Minister Jordan
Mr. Hasan M. Elkhatib President, Dena Corporation United States

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