Middle East Studies

Middle East Organizations in Washington D.C. (1)

Academy for Educational Development (AED)

1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009

Telephone Number: 202-884-8000

Fax Number: 202-884-8400

E-mail: admindc@aed.org

Web Site: www.aed.org

Year established: 1961

Description: AED is one of the world’s foremost human and social development organizations. AED is an independent, non-profit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the US and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design, and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, leadership, democracy, and the environment. AED has programs in Egypt, Jordan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the West Bank and Gaza.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Provides activities and publications concerning policy analysis, program design, management, training, learning technologies, communication, behavior change and social marketing, research, and evaluation

-Publishes The Academy News (semi-annually), an annual report, and other various reports

Officers:

-Stephen F. Moseley, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Afghanistan-America Foundation

209 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003

Telephone Number: 202-543-1177

Fax Number: 202-534-7931

E-mail: info@afghanistanfoundation.org

Web Site: burningbush.netfirms.com/afghan/foundation.htm

Year established: 1996

Description: The Afghanistan-America Foundation serves as a vehicle for partnership between Afghans, Americans, and others in the international community who wish to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to Afghanistan. It fosters public and governmental understanding regarding Afghanistan and its people. It seeks to promote more effective US policies for peace, economic development, humanitarian assistance, cultural appreciation, and a deeper understanding by the American public of the Afghan people’s historic sacrifice and achievement in helping to bring about an end to the Cold War.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Published seminal White Paper on US Policy Toward Afghanistan

-Afghanistan Charter Project: connects Afghan Diaspora with leaders in Afghanistan

Officers:

-Congressman Don Ritter, Chairman and President

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Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), National Defense University

Crystal Plaza Five, 2211 South Clark Street, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202

Telephone Number: 202-685-7300

Fax Number: 202-685-3210

E-mail: hejlikk@ndu.edu

Web Site: www.africacenter.org

Year established: 1999

Description: The Africa Center for Strategic Studies is a unique, academic institution that supports democratic governance in Africa and is the US Department of Defense’s most visible program in Africa. The Center carries out seminars, research, and other activities for influential leaders and thinkers from Africa, the United States, and Europe. The Africa Center’s main goal is to bring people together to create and maintain a network of civilian and military professionals with a shared commitment to Africa’s future.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Publishes reports following its programs summarizing the topics discussed and points raised

-Publishes a newsletter and maintains a web site containing news articles on Africa-related issues as well as the latest news from the center

-Conducts research

-Holds topical seminars

Officers:

-Ambassador Peter R. Chaveas, Director

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Al-Ahram Foundation

529 14^th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20045

Telephone Number: 202-737-2121

Fax Number: 202-737-2122

E-mail: ahram1@aol.com

Web Site: weekly.ahram.org.eg/index.htm

Year established: 1876

Description: Al-Ahram is the oldest newspaper in the Arab world, and one of the oldest papers in the world. Since its inception, Al-Ahram has covered events from an Arab national perspective. Al-Ahram has always been a forum for expressing the views and ideas of leading Arab intellectuals and opinion-makers through which they could convey the concerns and aspirations of the greater Arab world. With headquarters in Cairo, Al-Ahram Foundation owns offices in North America, Europe, East Asia, South Africa, and Latin America.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Publishes newspapers and magazines including Al-Ahram, Al-Ahram Hebdo, Al-Ahram Weekly, Iktesady, Al-Ahram International, Alaa El Dein, Nisf El Dunia, Al Ryadi, Al Arabi, Al Shabab, Arab Strategic Report, Siassa, and El Dawlia

Officers:

-Fayez Ibrahim, Washington Office Manager

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Algerian-American Association of Greater Washington

PO Box 65063, Washington, DC 20035-5063

E-mail: secretary@aaagw.org

Web Site: www.aaagw.org

Year Established: 1992

Description: The Algerian-American Association of Greater Washington was created in 1992 as a social and cultural association of Algerian-Americans and Algerians located in the Greater Washington, DC area.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Holds educational programs

-Sponsors art exhibits, movies, concerts, social gatherings, lectures, and seminars

-Publishes Friends of Algeria newsletter

Officers:

-Bessaha Abdelghani, President

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America-Georgia Business Council

2300 M Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037

Telephone Number: 202-416-1606

Fax Number: 202-293-3083

E-mail: agbdc@agbdc.com

Web Site: www.agbdc.com

Year established: 1998

Description: The America-Georgia Business Council was formed in response to requests from a number of companies that are currently engaged, or hope to engage, in Georgia. The Council’s objective is to raise Georgia’s visibility in North America as an exciting place to invest and do business as well as to maximize opportunities in Georgia for council members.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Holds annual conference to bring business people and ideas together

-Publishes newsletter

Officers:

-S. Enders Wimbush, President

-Mamuka Tsereteli, Executive Director

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America’s Development Foundation

101 North Union Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA, 22314

Telephone Number: 703-836-2717

Fax Number: 703-836-3379

E-mail: ihouston@adfusa.org

Web Site: www.adfusa.org

Year established: 1980

Description: America’s Development Foundation (ADF) is a non-profit private voluntary organization dedicated to the international development of democracy. ADF’s overall approach is based on the belief that a strong civil society, comprising a diversity of autonomous economic, political, social and cultural institutions, provides the indispensable foundation of a sustainable democracy. ADF has a successful record helping thousands of civil society organizations strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes in their countries and develop their communities. ADF has experience working in over thirty countries in Eastern and Central Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central America, and Africa.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Holds programs in the areas of advocacy, civic education, civil society building and institutional development, community mobilization and development, electoral processes, human rights, legal assistance and the rule of law, local democratic governance, and refugee return and reintegration

Officers:

-Michael D. Miller, President

-David Burgess, Executive Vice President

-Ian M. Houston, Director of Programs

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America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST)

1730 M Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036-4505

Telephone Number: 202-776-9600

Fax Number: 202-776-7000

E-mail: inquiries@amideast.org

Web Site: www.amideast.org

Year established: 1951

Description: For over 50 years, American-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. has been working to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa through education, educational exchange, and training services.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Provides professional training and development assistance, English language training, academic advising and testing, institutional development services, educational exchange program design and administration, and educational resources about the region

Officers:

-Mary W. Gray, Chair

-Nicholas Veliotes, Vice Chair

-Theodore H. Kattouf, President and CEO

-Robert S. Dillon, Treasurer

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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20008

Telephone Number: 202-244-2990

Fax Number: 202-244-3196

E-mail: ADC@adc.org

Web Site: www.adc.org

Year established: 1980

Description: ADC works in every sphere of public life to promote and defend the interest of people of Arab descent. It is a grassroots civil rights organization, which welcomes people of all backgrounds, faiths, and ethnicities as members. Since 1980, ADC has been the leading Arab-American voice on foreign policy issues, especially by defending the rights of the Palestinian people.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Provides advice, referrals, and attorneys, while the communication department combats defamation, stereotyping, and bias in films, television and news reporting.

-Offers the ADC Education Department, ADC Research Institute, Reaching the Teachers Campaign, as well as an internship program

-Publishes ADC Times (bi-monthly magazine); ADC Issues; and Convention Book (annually)

Officers:

-Mary Rose Oakar, President

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American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER)

2560 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite #184, Washington, DC 20037

Telephone Number: 202-333-5028

Fax Number: 202-333-7742

Web Site: www.americansforpalestine.org

Year established: 2003

Description: The American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights is America’s pro-Palestine, pro-peace lobby. AAPER foundation’s mission is to educate the American public about Palestinian rights, and about the role of the US in the Arab-Israeli relationship. AAPER’s legislative mission is to shape a US foreign policy that recognizes and seeks to advance the human and national rights of the Palestinian people.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Represents the many supporters of Palestinian rights from around the US (individuals and groups) to their elected officials

-Organizes Capitol Hill briefings and delegations to Palestine for elected officials and Capitol Hill staff

- Drafts legislative/policy records and reports

-Analyzes election results and drafts legislation, amendments to bills relating to US policy towards Israel/Palestine
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American Bahraini Friendship Society

PO Box 5934, Friendship Station 234, Washington, DC 20016

Telephone Number: 301-897-2162

Fax Number: 301-897-9028

E-mail: USBahrain@aol.com

Web Site: www.bahrainsociety.org

Year established: 1990

Description: The American Bahraini Friendship Society was founded in 1990 by a group of American friends who had lived in Bahrain in connection with US diplomatic, military or business affiliations and had developed an affection for the country and its people. The purpose of the Society is to further the special relationship that has developed between the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain over the past 100 years by: promoting friendship and understanding between the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain; increasing the level of awareness of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the United States; fostering closer ties between the two countries; and enhancing historical, commercial, cultural, and social programs of mutual benefit.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Holds events

-Organizes lectures

Officers:

-Vice Admiral Thomas J. Bigley, USN (Ret), President

-James P. Madigan, Treasurer

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Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce

1238 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC 20010

Telephone Number: 202-531-6487

Fax Number: 508-250-4865

E-mail: capitolcapitalgroup@earthlink.net

Web Site: www.abcgc.us

Description: MECACC represents the more than 700 US companies doing business in the Gulf, where it fosters American business activities and actively encourages US government policies that promote America’s commercial interests in the region. The MECACC has established itself as the voice of American business in the vital Gulf region. An affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce, the MECACC is made up of nine American chambers of commerce operating in the region.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Publishes issue papers

Officers:

-Neal Johnson, Chairman

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American Educational Trust (AET):

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

PO Box 53062, Washington, DC 20009

Telephone Number: 202-939-6050

Fax Number: 202-265-4574

E-mail: admin@wrmea.com

Web Site: www.wrmea.com

Year established: 1982

Description: AET is a non-profit foundation incorporated in Washington, DC by retired US Foreign Service officers to provide the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning US relations with Middle Eastern states.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Publishes Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, a monthly magazine focusing on current events, news analysis

-Distributes American and British books on the Middle East

Distributes plus films and videotapes

-Publishes Other Voices; a 16-page supplement to Washington Report that includes articles of interest from the global press

Officers:

-Andrew I. Killgore, Publisher

-Richard H. Curtiss, Executive Editor

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American Egyptian Cooperation Foundation (AECF)

733 15^th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005

Telephone Number: 202-393-3369

Fax Number: 202-393-3369

E-mail: aecf32@aol.com

Web Site: www.americanegyptiancoop.org

Year established: 1987

Description: The AECF is an independent, non-profit organization whose purpose is to widen cooperation and to improve understanding, dialogue, and bonds of friendship between Americans and Egyptians. The foundation is dedicated to the principle that expanded cooperation between Americans and Egyptians is necessary for meeting mutual international challenges of the future. With headquarters in New York, AECF has regional offices in Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, and Washington. The US-Egypt Chamber of Commerce and US-Egypt Education Foundation are AECF affiliates.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Provides US suppliers of goods and services to Egypt with the required certification of commercial, legal, shipping, and related documents

-Prepares and disseminates information to the business community to create and improve opportunities for trade and investment between Egypt and the United States

-Sponsors study missions to Egypt for members of Congress and their staffs and for American and Egyptian journalists and editors

-Sponsors and co-sponsors cultural events and exchange programs in the performing arts, and conferences, panels, seminars, and lectures providing public forums for discussion of various aspects of US-Egyptian relations

-Maintains reference libraries covering a diverse range of fields

-Fosters cooperation between educational and scientific institutions in both countries, including training programs and exchanges in the health and medical-care fields

-Publishes US-Egypt Today (quarterly news digest for members)

Officers:

-Adel F. Zaki, President and Chief Executive Officer

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American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)

1150 17^th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036

Telephone Number: 202-862-5800

Fax Number: 202-862-7177

E-mail: info@aei.org

Web Site: www.aei.org

Year established: 1943

Description: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is one of America’s largest think tanks. AEI is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom including limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense – through scholarly research, open debate, and publications. AEI’s Middle East Studies Program covers topics on US strategy and democratic reform in the region, Islamic radicalism and terrorism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the collapse of the Islamic revolution in Iran, and the political economy of the Middle Eastern oil market.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Conducts research covering all aspects of economic policy (trade, healthcare, medicare, social security), foreign and defense policy (Middle East, Europe, Asia, Latin America, South Asia), and social political studies (welfare reform, politics, public opinion, education, law, culture, and society)

-Holds conferences, seminars, and lectures

-Publishes books, magazines, newsletters, monographs, reprints, conference proceedings, and working papers

-Publishes The American Enterprise (policy magazine)

Officers:

-Christopher DeMuth, President

-David Gerson, Executive Vice President

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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

110 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 407, Washington, DC 20002

Telephone Number: 202-544-3341

Fax Number: 202-544-3197

E-mail: WashOfficeInfo@afsc.org

Web Site: www.afsc.org

Year established: 1983

Description: AFSC is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. It was originally founded to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian victims during World War I. Today the AFSC has programs that focus on issues related to economic justice, peace-building and demilitarization, social justice, and youth, in the US, and in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Projects in the Middle East include youth work and other program outreach in the West Bank and Gaza; war relief and refugee assistance in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq; medical aid in Iraq, Lebanon, and the West Bank; and continuous consultation and dialog throughout the region by a Quaker international affairs representative for the Middle East.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Provides short-term accommodations for foreign visitors in Washington, DC, including those from the Middle East at Davis House

-Publishes position papers and statements on the Arab-Israeli conflict and other regional issues

Officers:

-Heather Foote, Washington Office Director

-Bill Pierre, International Division, Middle East Program Director

-Kathy Bergen, Middle East Peace Building Program Coordinator

-Mary Ellen McNish, General Secretary (Philadelphia)

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American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

440 1^st Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20001

Telephone Number: 202-639-5200

Fax Number: 202-638-3649

E-mail: update@aipac.org

Web Site: www.aipac.org

Year established: 1951

Description: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is an American organization registered to lobby Congress in support of legislation affecting US-Israeli relations. AIPAC pursues a strong US-Israeli friendship.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Lobbies in support of Israel’s security and aid

-Publishes AIPAC Papers on US-Israel Relations, a monograph series; Near East Report (bi-weekly)

-Holds annual policy conferences

-Enlists and activates young pro-Israel political activists through a series of initiatives on college campuses

-Educates through media coverage

Officers:

-Amy Friedkin, President

-Howard Kohr, Executive Director

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American Jewish Congress (AJ Congress)

1001 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 407, Washington, DC 20036

Telephone Number: 202-466-9661

Fax Number: 202-466-9665

E-mail: washrep@ajcongress.org

Web Site: www.ajcongress.org

Year established: 1918

Description: The American Jewish Congress maintains its headquarters in New York City and has regional offices across the country. It was designed to foster the creative, religious, and cultural survival of the Jewish people. Thus, AJ Congress is active in its support for Israel. Its domestic work also focuses on the areas of human rights, civil liberties, and the promotion of religious freedom. The Washington office serves as a liaison with Congress, government agencies, and foreign embassies.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Publishes Radical Islamic Fundamentalism Update, Congress Monthly, Judaism, and various other publications

-Houses education facilities, programs, and materials

-Offers travel opportunities to Israel, Egypt, and around the world

-Holds small reference library

-Sponsors annual American-Israel Dialogue

Officers:

-Richard Gordon, Washington Representative

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American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN)

2722 Connecticut Avenue NW, #1, Washington, DC 20008-5316

Telephone Number: 202-483-6444

Fax Number: please call for fax number

E-mail: akin@kurdistan.org

Web Site: www.kurdistan.org

Year established: 1993

Description: The American Kurdish Information Network provides a public service to foster Kurdish-American friendship and understanding. It does so by publicizing developments in the Kurdish regions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. In Kurdistan, AKIN wants peace to prevail and the will of the Kurdish people to be respected and accepted. In America, AKIN cultivates the goodwill of Americans, public figures and private citizens, for the acceptance of Kurds as a people with such inalienable rights as the right to speak their language and to vote for their political destiny.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Distributes AKIN list serve to policy makers and private citizens free of charge

-Houses a library that includes periodicals, newspapers, and about 1,000 books on the Middle East. The library also has an extensive collection of videotapes. The collection focuses on Kurdish issues, Turkey, and Iraq. For visits, please call.

Officers:

-Kani Xulam, Director

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American Muslim Foundation

3606 Forest Drive Alexandria, VA 22302

Telephone Number: 703-824-8663

Fax Number: 703-824-8613

E-mail: info@amfnet.org

Web Site: www.oz.net/~msarram/

Description: The American Muslim Foundation (AMF) is a national, non-profit, tax deductible charity based in the Washington metropolitan area. It was conceived as a result of the planning of a number of American Islamic leaders who realized the need for an Islamic organization focusing on providing Muslims in America with necessary social services. Although many Islamic social and humanitarian organizations exist in the US, they focus on providing aid to Muslims in other parts of the world. The oversight of the local communities has threatened to unfasten the Islamic bonds that unite the American Muslim community. Therefore, AMF is dedicated to helping Muslims in the US by filling the void in social and humanitarian services available to American Muslims and newly resettled refugees.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Conducts relief work and social services

-Houses Educational and Career Development Department

-Conducts academic seminars and conferences

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American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)

1522 K Street, NW, #600, Washington, DC 20005

Telephone Number: 202-842-2766

Fax Number: 202-682-1637

E-mail: anera@anera.org

Web Site: www.anera.org

Year established: 1968

Description:

ANERA is a leading provider of development, health, education and employment programs to Palestinian communities and impoverished families throughout the Middle East.

Incorporated in 1968 to help ease the suffering of Palestinian refugees after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, ANERA is non-political and non-religious and is one of the largest American non-profits working solely in the Middle East for 40 years.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Formulates and implements projects in community and economic development, education, health services, and public education

-Provides relief in response to emergency needs in partnership with local institutions

Officers:

-Curtis, Brand, Chair

-William Corcoran, President

-Philip Davies, Vice President

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The American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL)

1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1250, Washington, DC 20036

Telephone Number: 202-223-9333

Fax Number: 202-223-1399

E-mail: codytennis@aol.com

Web Site: www.atfl.org

Year established: 1987

Description: The ATFL is a non-profit organization that brings together a diverse group of Lebanese-Americans seeking to play a constructive role in re-establishing a stable and sovereign Lebanon, free of all foreign forces, as well as to encourage Lebanon’s reconstruction process. The non-sectarian, non-partisan ATFL seeks to educate the American public, members of Congress, and US policy makers about Lebanon’s geopolitical situation and urges full, normal relations between Lebanon and the US. The ATFL likewise advocates an increased commitment of US development and humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and support for American educational institutions in Lebanon. In addition, it endeavors to enhance Lebanon’s image in the United States and to highlight the accomplishments of the Lebanese-American community.

Officers:

-George T. Cody, Executive Director

-Thomas A. Nassif, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP)

815 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20006

Telephone Number: 202-887-0177

Fax Number: 202-887-1920

Email: atfp@atfp.net

Web Site: www.americantaskforce.org

Description: ATFP is a non-profit organization advocating the national security interests of the United States in establishing an independent and viable Palestinian state as part of a peaceful and just two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. ATFP plans to fulfill this mission of peace by coordinating the efforts of Americans of Palestinian heritage working with others in civic, educational, cultural, legal, economic, and political endeavors.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Publishes online articles and makes public education efforts

Officers :

-Ziad J. Asali, President

-Rashid Khalidi, Vice President

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The American Turkish Association of Washington, DC

1526 18^th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036

Telephone Number: 1-888-ATADC-FOR-U

E-mail: ask@atadc.org

Web Site: www.atadc.org

Year established: 1965

Description: The American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC) is a non-political, non-profit organization to promote better understanding between the American and Turkish peoples through social, educational, cultural and charitable activities.  ATA-DC also initiates and carries out various community-service projects.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Holds “Turkish School” on Sundays to teach Turkish language and culture

-Conducts teachers’ workshop to educate elementary and high school teachers about Turkey

-Sponsors Bayram luncheons with food, music, and dancing to celebrate Seker and Kurban holidays

-Publishes ATA newsletter (10 times a year)

-Houses a library

Officers:

-Demet Cabbar, President

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The American-Turkish Council (ATC)

1111 14^th Street, NW, Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20005

Telephone Number: 202-783-0483

Fax Number: 202-783-0511

E-mail: atc@americanturkishcouncil.org

Web Site: www.americanturkishcouncil.org

Year established: 1992

Description: The ATC, a non-profit organization, is an enterprise dedicated to US-Turkish friendship and the promotion of commercial, defense, and cultural relations between the United States and Turkey.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Provides opportunities to network with business counterparts and government officials in Turkey, the US, and also in the Aegean and Black Sea regions, Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East

-Advocates for industry issues with the Turkish and US governments

-Provides access to ATC’s web-site, including a members-only section with links to other relevant sites and pertinent material on doing business in Turkey

-Holds annual conference in Washington, DC in the first quarter of the calendar year

-Offers political, economic/commercial, and defense briefings and cultural events

-Provides opportunities to advertise in the annual conference magazine and annual report, which are distributed to government officials in both the US and Turkey

-Publishes bulletin service for members

Officers:

-General Brent Scowcroft, Chairman of the Board

-Ambassador James Holmes, President

-Cana Buyukunsal, Executive Director

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American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce

1800 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

Telephone Number: 703-716-4209

Fax Number: 202-659-7010

E-mail: aucc@cox.net

Web Site: www.aucconline.com

Year established: 1993

Description: The American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC) seeks to promote trade and investment ties, cultural exchanges, and bonds of friendship between the United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan. In performing these functions, AUCC places primary emphasis on serving the needs and interests of its members.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Holds monthly members meetings

-Publishes AUCC Bulletin

-Holds annual conference Washington, DC (even years) and in Tashkent (odd years)

Officers:

-Timothy McGraw, President

-Carolyn B. Lam, Vice President

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Americans for Peace Now (APN)

1101 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005

Telephone Number: 202-728-1893

Fax Number: 202-728-1895

E-mail: apndc@peacenow.org

Web Site: www.peacenow.org

Year established: 1982

Description: APN is a national membership organization affiliated with Peace Now (Shalom Achshav), the Israeli peace movement. Supporting a strong and secure Israel at peace with its neighbors, APN is the leading US advocate for peace in the Middle East. APN mobilizes grass-roots support among US citizens for the peace process. By demonstrating this support, and by working directly with decision makers and government officials, APN promotes US policies that further the peace process.

Services/Publications/Activities:

-Sponsors tours and public meetings by prominent Israelis and Palestinians

-Publishes Peace Now News (quarterly newsletter); Middle East Peace Report; Settlement Watch; Hard Questions, and Tough Answers (Weekly Q & A)

Officers:

-Debra DeLee, President and CEO

-Franklin Fisher, Chair

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