Background
Tannous, Afif was born on September 25, 1905 in Lebanon. Arrived in United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943. Son of Ishak I. and Theodora (Yazbik) Tannous.
scientist International development consultant
Tannous, Afif was born on September 25, 1905 in Lebanon. Arrived in United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943. Son of Ishak I. and Theodora (Yazbik) Tannous.
Bachelor of Arts, American University of Beirut (Lebanon), 1929. Master of Arts, Saint Lawrence University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1940.
Teacher, American High School, Tripoli, Lebanon, 1923-1925. Administrative official Sudan Government, 1929-1931. Leader rural development work in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, 1931-1937.
Teacher American U. Beirut, 1933-1937.
Teaching fellow Saint Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1937-1938, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1938-1940. Member of faculty sociology department University of Minnesota, 1940-1943.
Middle East regional specialist Office Foreign Agricultural Relations, United States Department of Agriculture, 1943-1951. Lecturer agricultural economy and social organization of Middle East, School Advanced International Studies, Washington, 1948-1951.
Deputy director United States Operations Mission to Lebanon, 1951-1954.
Liaisonfor United States Department of Agriculture with International Cooperation Administration and chief Africa and Middle East Analysis branch Foreign Agricultural Service, Washington, 1954-1961, area officer Africa and Middle East, 1961-1971, retired, 1971. Lecturer on Middle East affairs to profile organizations and civic groups, 1940-1971. Consultant, board directors International Center for Dynamics of Development, Arlington, Virginia, 1971-1988.
Deputy director United States Agriculture Exhibit, Cairo, 1960.
Consultant on food production project in Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan, Agency for International Development, 1974. Member United States Department of Agriculture team for Egypt, 1975.
Advisory editor Middle East Journal, 1947-1982. Member Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) Mission to Greece, 1946, United States Agricultural Mission to Middle East, 1946, United Nations Economics Survey Mission to Middle East, 1949, United States Technology Task Force to Egypt to organize Egyptian-American Rural Development Service, 1953, United States government team to survey wheat relief needs in Tunisia, 1956.
Lecturer Middle East affairs to professional organizations and civic groups. Consultant on food production project in Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan, Agency for International Development, 1974. Member United States Department Agriculture Team Egypt, 1975.
Advisory editor Middle East Jour, 1947—1982. Member Food and Agriculture Organization Mission to Greece, 1946, United States Agricultural Mission to Middle East, 1946, United Nations Economic Survey Mission to Middle East, 1949, United States Technology Task Force to Egypt to organize Egyptian-American Rural Development Service, 1953. United States government team to survey wheat relief needs in Tunisia, 1956.
Member of Sigma Xi, Society Human Economy, Association Humanistic Sociology, World Future Society, Society for International Development, Association Humanistic Psychology, Agricultural Economics Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Middle East Institute, Society Applied Anthropology, American Academy Political and Social Science, Rural Sociological Society, American Sociological Association.
Married Josephine South. Milkey, September 16, 1941. Children: David, Paul.