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Hady Amr ( ar, هادي عمرو, Hādī ʿAmr; born April 8, 1964) is an American government official serving as special representative for Palestinian affairs since 22 November 2022. He was previously Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs in the
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), also known as the Bureau of Near East Asian Affairs, is an agency of the Department of State within the United States government that deals with U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations with the nati ...
within the
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. The new position is a significant upgrade in relations with Palestine. He was appointed to the role under President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. He was born in Lebanon, and has close ties to the region, being praised by both Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike. He is a policy analyst and author in the area of U.S. relations with the
Muslim world The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. I ...
and on the
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,
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
,
Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, and the economic and social development of the Arab world. He has served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of Policy at the
Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-ter ...
, as a Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East at the United States Agency for International Development (
USAID The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 ...
), and as United States Deputy Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations from 2014–2017.


Biography

Amr was born in
Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of ...
in 1964, but grew up mostly in New Jersey and Virginia. He earned a B.A. in economics from
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, before receiving an
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in
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at
Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
. He served in the administration of
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in the
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.Casciani, Dominic. (July 17, 2006
How Washington speaks to Muslims
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He served as an appointee, at which time he served briefly at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at
National Defense University The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. A ...
. From 2001 to 2006, he managed an independent consulting practice, the Amr Group. He also worked for and advised the
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, the
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, and other international institutions. He is a former economist and a consultant to the World Bank and the
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. He has written extensively about the impact of Palestinian uprisings and the prospects of peace in the region. He is a member of the
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and previously served on Princeton University's
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Advisory Committee. In 2002, Virginia Governor
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appointed him to serve on the Virginia Public Schools Authority, a position to which he was reappointed by Governor
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, serving through 2010. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a fellow at the
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and the founding director of the Brookings Doha Center in
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.Hady Amr
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In 2010, he also served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of Policy at the
Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-ter ...
. From 2010–2013, he served as a Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East at the United States Agency for International Development (
USAID The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 ...
). He served as United States Deputy Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations from 2014–2017, working on a team under Secretary of State
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, focusing on economic issues. He joined the negotiations team in the summer of 2013. In November 2020, Amr was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the
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. Amr is the author of publications including ''The Need to Communicate: How to Improve U.S. Public Diplomacy with the Islamic World'' and "The Opportunity of the Obama Era: How Civil Society Can Help Bridge Divides between the United States and a Diverse Muslim World" published by Brookings. He has also been published by ''
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'', the ''
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'', and '' The Daily Star''. For the U.N., he authored a number of reports, including "The State of the Arab Child". In May 2021, he was sent to the Middle East to help in trying to defuse tensions between Israel and Palestine. Following his promotion in late 2022, he gave a press interview in which he reiterated US support for the two state solution and the reopening of the consulate general for the Palestinians in Jerusalem.


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Amr Group
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Names: Brookings' Amr to USAID
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Can Civil Society Help Bridge Divides between the United States and a Diverse Muslim World? - Brookings Institution
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Why Capitol Hill Supports Israel
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