PhotosBiographyFacebookTwitter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Ghougassian
United States Ambassador to Qatar
In office
December 29, 1985 – June 30, 1989
Preceded by Charles Franklin Dunbar
Succeeded by Mark Gregory Hambley
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
NationalityAmerican
Education Pontifical Gregorian University
UCLouvain ( PhD)
University of San Diego ( JD, MA)
ProfessionDiplomat

Joseph Ghougassian (born 1944) is a former American ambassador to Qatar (1985-1989). [1] He was the first naturalized United States citizen from the Middle East to become a U.S. Ambassador. [2]

Ghougassian received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Gregorian University in Rome, a PhD in philosophy from the University of Louvain, Belgium and a JD and an MA in international relations from the University of San Diego. [2]

He founded the American School of Doha. [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Ghougassian (1944–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "THE HONORABLE DR. JOSEPH GHOUGASSIAN '77 (MA) '80 (JD)". University of San Diego. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "History of ASD". Archived from the original on 2017-08-02.