Rami George Khouri

Rami George Khouri
Rami G. Khouri in 2009
Born (1948-10-28) October 28, 1948 (age 76)
EducationInternational School of Geneva (BA)
Syracuse University (MSc)
Occupation(s)Journalist, Editor, Author
SpouseEllen Kettaneh
Children2
AwardsPax Christi International Peace Award

Rami George Khouri (born October 22, 1948) is a Jordanian-American journalist and editor with Palestinian background. He was born in New York City to an Arab Palestinian Christian family. His father, George Khouri, a Nazarene journalist in what was the British mandate of Palestine, had traveled with his wife to New York in 1947 to cover the United Nations (UN) debates about the future of Palestine. His family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth.[1] He is also a public speaker.[2] After attending secondary school at the International School of Geneva in Switzerland, Rami Khouri returned to the US to complete his education.[3] Khouri has served for many years as the chief umpire for Little League Baseball in Jordan.[4]

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  2. ^ "Rami George Khouri | Speaker Profile and Speaking Topics". November 11, 2015. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Rami Khouri Personal History
  4. ^ Qatar-conferences NATO and the Broader Middle East; The Role of Parliamentarians, speakers biography's