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SERVICE AND RECOGNITION
Board Service
Awards and Recognition
American University Service and Program Development
US GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE
US Government
Agency for International Development, Grantee
Department of State
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Analytical Exchange, “Negotiated Solutions for the Crisis in Syria,” preparation for Geneva II, Co-Chair
Democratic Principles Group, “Future of Iraq Project,” President George W. Bush Administration, Member
Foreign Service Institute, Status of Lecturer
Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, President George W. Bush Administration, Advisor
Department of Defense
Consultant
Army Infantry Academy, Fort Benning
Army Sergeant Academy, Fort Bliss
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
US Marine Corps and Command Academy and Staff College
US Air Force Academy
US Coast Guard Academy
US Naval War College
West Point Military Academy
US Information Agency (USIA), “Speaker and Specialist Program,” Lecturer throughout the Middle East and Persian Gulf, Europe, Latin America and South America, North, East, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia (1964-1999)
United States Institute of Peace, Workshop on Islamic Perspectives on Peace and Violence, Co-Chair
United States Intelligence Community, Defense Intelligence School (now the National Intelligence University), Lecturer
The White House
“Committee on the Islamic World,” President Jimmy Carter Administration, Member
Executive Office of the President, National Security Council, “Islam and US Foreign Policy,” President Bill Clinton Administration, Presenter
The White House Annual Conference on Children and Youth, “Youth and Bureaucracy,” President Richard Nixon Administration, Presenter
International Public Service
Arab-Israeli Peace Dialogues (various locations – Tunis, US, Austria, Jordan), Participant
Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Institute, Committee Member
United Nations
Development Programme, Consultant
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Consultant
BOARD SERVICE*
American Senator, Editorial
Center for Democracy and Election Management
The Center for Peacebuilding International
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: National Committee to Unite a Divided America and U.S. Communications with Muslim Communities
The Council on Foreign Relations, Power-Sharing and Minority Rights in Iraq
Council on US-Syrian Relations
Creative Peace Building Initiatives
Ecumenical Council of Washington, DC
The El-Hibri Foundation
The Findhorn Foundation, Fulbright Specialist Program
Global Alliance for Transnational Education
Global Education Associates
Human Rights International
Human Rights Quarterly, Editorial
Institute for Victims of Trauma, Joint Program on Conflict Resolution
Institute on the United States in World Affairs
The International Association of University Presidents
International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
International Journal of Nonviolence, Editorial
The International Research & Exchanges Board
International Studies Association, National Council
International Studies Association, Regional Chapter President
International Youth Advocate Program
Jones International University
Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, Editorial
KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Kosmos Journal, Editorial
The Library of Congress, Member, Search Committee for Selection of Director of Islamic Programs
The Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation
National Peace Foundation
Nonviolence International
The Omega Institute
Peace Review, Editorial
Peacebuilding and Development Institute
Search for Common Ground
Seven Pillars House of Wisdom
Washington National Cathedral, Interfaith Curriculum Advisory Council
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Awards
Club International, Inc., “Honorary Membership Certificate”
Delta Phi Epsilon Pi, “Award for Service and Excellence”
“El-Hibri Peace Education Prize,” First Recipient
Florida Community College at Jacksonville, “Appreciation for Contributions to the Women and Minority Educational Leadership Enhancement Grant Program”
The Inter-American Defense College, “Diploma Honoris Causa” Continental Defense
International Political Science Association, “Teh-Kuang Chang Award for Outstanding Scholar on Asian and Pacific Studies Award”
International Studies Association, “Distinguished Scholar of Peace Studies Award”
The Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, Fourth Annual “Fellowship of Peace Award”
Mortar Board, “Outstanding Faculty Award”
The National Endowment for Democracy, Grantee
Phi Epsilon Pi National Jewish Fraternity, “Living Legend Award”
Project Learn: The Shoreline Instructional Multi-Media Center, “Certificate of Appreciation”
Search for Common Ground, “Certificate of Appreciation for Extraordinary Service”
Shia Rights Watch, “Certificate of Appreciation”
The Rockefeller Foundation, Grantee
The United States Institute of Peace, Grantee
United States House of Representatives, “House Speaking Series Award”
Young Presidents’ Organization, Named among the “Top 200 YPO Lecturers Internationally”
Who’s Who in America, 43rd Edition, Listed
Scholarships and Named Funds
Abdul Aziz Said Chair in International Peace and Conflict Resolution, American University
Abdul Aziz Said Graduate Scholarship in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies, American University
Abdul Aziz Said Peace and Conflict Resolution Fund, American University
Abdul Aziz Said Phi Epsilon Pi Scholarship, American University
American University Awards
African Students’ Association Award
“Darrell Randall Award for Outstanding Service to the University”
Distinguished Service in the School of International Service: 1957-2015
Distinguished Service to the University, College of Public Affairs
Faculty Excellence Award
Golden Eagles Reunion, Honorary Chairman
Graduate Student Association, “Outstanding Service Award”
Honors Program, Honors Professor of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to Academic Development
Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Professional Contributions
Outstanding Service, College of Public Affairs
Office of Multicultural Affairs, “Distinguished Faculty Award”
Office of Multicultural Affairs, “Multicultural Award”
School of International Service, Certificate of Appreciation for 55 Years
School of International Service Fall Annual Dinner, Honoree
University Faculty Outstanding Service
Washington Semester Program, “Best Speaker Award”
Washington Semester Program, “Certificate of Appreciation”
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Programs
American University Center for Global Peace, Founder and Director
Center for Cooperative Global Development, Founder
Center for Mediterranean Studies, Co-founder
Community for Social Change and Political Participation in the Middle East and Africa, Founder
Creative Peacebuilding Initiatives, Established
International Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Program Founder and First Director
Islamic Peace Studies Program, Established
Mohamed Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace, Developed and First Chair Occupant
PhD in Islamic Studies, Greater Washington, DC Consortium, Established
Project PEN: Peace and Conflict Resolution Education for Public School Students in Washington, DC, Established
Summer Institute for Teachers: Education for Global Citizenship, Established
Washington Semester in International Peace and Conflict Resolution, Established
Washington Semester in Islam and World Affairs, Established
Washington Semester in US Foreign Policy, Established
Service
Committee on Academic Development, Chair
Faculty Relations Committee of the American University, Member and Chair
Library Committee of the American University, Chair
Presidential Search Committee of The American University, Member
School of International Service Term Faculty Action Committee, Member and Chair
School of International Service, International Relations Sub-Faculty, Chair
School of International Service, President of Faculty
School of International Service, Rank and Tenure Committee, Member and Chair
The American University Faculty Senate, Member and Chair
The American University, The Scholar Diplomat Program, Moderator
University Admissions Committee, Member and Chair
Various School of International Service Faculty Search Committees, Chair