Goli Ameri Politician

Goli Ameri (in Persian: گلی عامری née Goli Yazdi, born September 26, 1956) is an Iranian-American diplomat and businesswoman from the U.S. state of Oregon. She is the President and CEO of the Center for Global Engagement, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering engagement between U.S. society and the rest of the world with a view to promoting shared values and common interests and increasing mutual understanding and respect. She is the former Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. She is also the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. She ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in 2004, and is a former U.S. Representative to the United Nations. She was born in Tehran, Iran.

Personal facts

Goli Ameri
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1956
Birth place
Iran , Tehran
Nationality
Iranian American
Residence
Geneva , Switzerland
Education
Stanford University

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Office holder

office
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy
successor
Ann Stock

Goli Ameri on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://exchanges.state.gov
  2. http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/11/20071115-9.html
  3. http://thecgeinc.org
  4. http://www.etinium.net
  5. http://www.fec.gov/press/press2004/20041028canstat/hsechlrec12g.pdf
  6. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1963061