Goli Ameri | |
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| 12th Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | |
| In office March 19, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dina Powell |
| Succeeded by | Ann Stock |
| Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy, IFRC | |
| In office July 1, 2010 – July 1, 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Joelle Tanguy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Goli Yazdi September 26, 1956 Tehran, Iran |
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| Alma mater | Stanford University (BA, MA) |
Goli Ameri (Persian: گلی عامری; née Yazdi; born September 26, 1956) is an Iranian-American businesswoman and former U.S. diplomat. She is the co-founder of StartItUp, a mobile technology platform that provides resources to aspiring entrepreneurs.[1] She formerly served as Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Ameri 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 serves on the board of trustees of Freedom House, as well as on the Center for Middle East Public Policy advisory board of the RAND Corporation, a group of public and private sector leaders that provide guidance and support for RAND's Middle East research.[2][3]
- ^ "Goli Ameri | America Abroad Media". www.americaabroadmedia.org. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Monica, 1776 Main Street Santa; California 90401-3208. "CMEPP Advisory Board". www.rand.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Board of Trustees: Member Biographies". freedomhouse.org. May 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.