Khalil Jahshan

Career

He serves currently as Executive Director of Arab Center Washington District of Columbia, a nonprofit think tank focussing on United States. foreign policy in the Middle East. Between 2004-2013, Jahshan was a Lecturer in International Studies and Languages at Pepperdine University and Executive Director of its Seaver College Washington District of Columbia Internship Program. He received a bachelor"s degree in political science and French from Harding University in 1972 Jahshan was born to a Palestinian Christian family in Nazareth, British Mandate of Palestine in 1948.

He completed his elementary (Ecole Jesu Adolescent-Don Bosco) and secondary education (Terra Sancta) there.

In 1969, he traveled to the United States to pursue his college education.

Achievements

• Member of the boards of directors and advisory boards of various Middle East-oriented groups, including ANERA, MIFTAH and Search for Common Ground in the Middle East 2000–2003 — Executive Vice President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and director of its government affairs affiliate, NAAA-Aide-de-Camp 1996–2003 — Vice President of the American Committee on Jerusalem 1990–2000 — President of the National Association of Arab-Americans June 1989–December 1990 — Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs of the National Association of Arab-Americans 1980–1982 — Teacher of Arabic at the University of Chicago Extension and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Membership

Member of the boards of directors and advisory boards of various Middle East-oriented groups, including ANERA, MIFTAH and Search for Common Ground in the Middle East.