Background
Assousa, George Elias was born on March 15, 1936 in Jerusalem. Emigrated to United States, 1953, naturalized, 1965.
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Assousa, George Elias was born on March 15, 1936 in Jerusalem. Emigrated to United States, 1953, naturalized, 1965.
Bachelor, Earlham College, 1957. Postgraduate (Rockefeller Brothers fellow), Union Theological Seminary, 1958. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy (Nuclear science fellow, Graduate fellow), Florida State University, 1968.
Member faculty Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1960-1963. Research assistant, instructor nuclear physics Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1963-1968. Fellow Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1968-1970, research professor, member science staff, 1970-1980, senior fellow, 1980-1981.
Chief science and technical advisor Coats Viyella, PLC, London, 1987—1991. Chairman Coats Viyella Technologies, Ltd., 1987—1991. Chairman London section Management Consultant Central and Eastern Europe, since 1991.
Science and educational affairs vice president Ideas, Inc., Washington, 1974-1975. Consultant Princeton University Observatory, 1971-1972. Consultant on Mid-East science National Academy of Sciences, 1975.
Advisor science and technical policy to Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan, 1976-1978. Consultant New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, 1980-1987. Presidential fellow, fellow program in science, technical and humanism Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1978-1980.
Co-founder, president Foundation for Arab-Israeli Reconciliation, Washington, 1974-1977, co-chairman board, 1977-1978. Founder, director Salzburg International Affairs Seminar, 1979-1981. Director-general Trust for International Development and Education, London, 1979-1986.
President Partnership for International Development, Inc., Washington, 1981-1986. Vice chairman International Scholars for Environmental Studies Inc., since 1987. President Gryphon Technology Investors, 1987-1988.
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Association of University Professors, American Physical Society, Council Foreign Relations, Royal Institute International Affairs, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Cosmos, Athenaeum.
Divorced; children: Mark Andrew, Virginia Noel.