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Institute</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg/180px-Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg" decoding="async" width="180" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg/270px-Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg/360px-Middle_East_Institute_Building.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1921" data-file-height="2572" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Middle East Institute near <a href="/wiki/Dupont_Circle" title="Dupont Circle">Dupont Circle</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">MEI</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Public Policy <a href="/wiki/Think_Tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Think Tank">Think Tank</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">1763 N St. NW (Washington, D.C.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Susan E. Saxton</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$4.1 million (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mei.edu/">www<wbr />.mei<wbr />.edu</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6841337#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Middle East Institute</b> (<b>MEI</b>) is a non-profit, non-partisan <a href="/wiki/Think_tank" title="Think tank">think tank</a> and cultural centre in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, DC">Washington, D.C.</a>, founded in 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-Middle_East_Institute_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Middle_East_Institute-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It seeks to "increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United States citizens and promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding_years">Founding years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1946, architect George Camp Keiser<sup id="cite_ref-history_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> strongly believed that the Middle East, a region he had traveled through prior to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, should be better understood in the United States, so he brought together a group of like-minded people to form the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft 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.quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:50%; ; color: #202122;background-color: #FFF0AA;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>The United States had not yet assumed an active role in Middle Eastern affairs. In anticipation of the role that it would have to play in the postwar world, the founders resolved that steps should be taken to develop an interest in the Middle East among the American people. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">– <i>Annual Report 1969</i>, "Background on the Institute's history"</cite></div> </div> <p>His colleagues on the original Board of Governors included Halford L. Hoskins, Director of the <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a> <a href="/wiki/School_of_Advanced_International_Studies" title="School of Advanced International Studies">School of Advanced International Studies</a> (SAIS); <a href="/wiki/Christian_Herter" title="Christian Herter">Christian A. Herter</a>, then-congressman from Massachusetts and later <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight Eisenhower</a>'s <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a>; Ambassador <a href="/wiki/George_V._Allen" title="George V. Allen">George V. Allen</a>; Harold Glidden, Director of the Islamic Department at the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a>; and Harvey P. Hall, the first Editor of the <i>Middle East Journal</i>, professor at the <a href="/wiki/American_University_of_Beirut" title="American University of Beirut">American University of Beirut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_College" title="Robert College">Robert College</a>. Keiser was also MEI's chief source of financial support. In 1946, the Institute found a temporary home at 1906 Florida Avenue NW at SAIS. At the time, they have linked administratively through the Diplomatic Affairs Foundation, the parent organisation of both SAIS and MEI. </p><p>In its early years, MEI concentrated on establishing a library, publishing the <i>Middle East Journal</i>, holding annual conferences and sponsoring formal courses in Middle East studies at SAIS. Keiser and his group recognised the need for studying the Middle East using the framework of <a href="/wiki/Area_studies" title="Area studies">area studies</a>. This interdisciplinary approach to training diplomats and businesspeople was a new phenomenon and closely linked to foreign policy initiatives in the United States. </p><p>During its founding years, the Institute was small, its membership resembling that of a club. The annual conference, held at the Friends Meeting House on Florida Avenue, brought together a close-knit group of approximately 150 people accustomed to writing short articles for the Institute's newsletter to inform fellow members about their trips to the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-History_of_MEI_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History_of_MEI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="George_Camp_Keiser:_founder_of_the_Institute">George Camp Keiser: founder of the Institute</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: George Camp Keiser: founder of the Institute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>George Camp Keiser was born on November 2, 1900, in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, Wisconsin. After graduating from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> with a Bachelor of Arts in 1924, he went to <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a> to complete his graduate degree in Architecture by 1930. Over the following years, he worked as a draftsman for <a href="/wiki/David_Hyer" title="David Hyer">David Hyer</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Gamble_Rogers" title="James Gamble Rogers">James Gamble Rogers</a> until he opened his own practice in 1938. Following his younger brother's career path, Keiser also became director of the Cuban-American Sugar Company and the Guantanamo Sugar Company. </p><p>George Keiser built his family home inspired by <a href="/wiki/Islamic_architecture" title="Islamic architecture">Islamic architecture</a>, showcasing his fascination with the Middle East and Middle Eastern architecture in particular. In 1947, he founded the Middle East Institute. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Keiser was a first lieutenant in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Signal_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Signal Corps">U.S. Signal Corps</a>. Further positions held over the course of his life include trustee of the Foreign Service Educational Foundation, the American Research Center in Egypt, and the Visitors Committee of the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies. He was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">American Institute of Architects</a> and president of the Symphony Orchestra of Central Florida. On March 23, 1956, he died after a brief illness and was buried in <a href="/wiki/Wilton,_Connecticut" title="Wilton, Connecticut">Wilton, Connecticut</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1950s">The 1950s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The 1950s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MEI continuously built its reputation by creating a language and a publications program; <a href="/wiki/St_John_Philby" title="St John Philby">St John Philby</a>'s <i>Arabian Highlands</i> was published for MEI by <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University_Press" title="Cornell University Press">Cornell University Press</a> in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MEI also increased the number of lectures, art exhibits, and conferences. Themes of annual conferences like "The Evolution of Public Responsibility in the Middle East" (1955), "Current Tensions in the Middle East" (1956), and "Neutralism, Communism: The Struggle for Power" (1959) reflected the post-World War II uncertainties about the Middle East. </p><p>After having split from SAIS in 1948, MEI needed to find a new location. After spending a year at 2002 P Street, Keiser discovered and negotiated in late 1954 the purchase of two inter-connecting townhouses in the <a href="/wiki/Dupont_Circle" title="Dupont Circle">Dupont Circle</a> neighbourhood at 1761–1763 N Street NW with a joint garden and carriage house. The house, formerly occupied by Senator <a href="/wiki/James_Eustis" class="mw-redirect" title="James Eustis">James B. Eustis</a> and by architect <a href="/wiki/Henry_Ives_Cobb" title="Henry Ives Cobb">Henry Ives Cobb</a>, is MEI's current location. </p><p>Keiser's death in 1956 triggered a period of re-evaluation. <a href="/wiki/Edwin_M._Wright" title="Edwin M. Wright">Edwin M. Wright</a> took over as the second president until 1960, with Angus Sinclair briefly serving in 1958. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1960s">The 1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following Keiser's death, MEI faced financial troubles. A series of part-time presidents including <a href="/wiki/Edwin_M._Wright" title="Edwin M. Wright">Edwin M. Wright</a>, James Terry Duce, and <a href="/wiki/Kermit_Roosevelt,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.">Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.</a>, who all served in addition to their professional or business responsibilities, chiefly launched new projects with the hope that they would be self-supporting. Among these were <i>Lands East</i>, an illustrated magazine, and the <i>Middle East Report of the Week</i>, an "insiders" newsletter which was produced on a <a href="/wiki/Mimeograph" title="Mimeograph">mimeograph</a> machine. </p><p>By 1966, MEI realized it could not survive without full-time leadership. Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Raymond_A._Hare" title="Raymond A. Hare">Raymond A. Hare</a> stabilised the organisation at a relatively low level of activity appropriate with its resources, concentrating on fundraising and expanding the base of corporate donations. As a result of these efforts, additional projects were financed by the Ford Foundation, a few conferences were organised for the <a href="/wiki/US_Department_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="US Department of State">U.S. Department of State</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation" title="Rockefeller Foundation">Rockefeller Foundation</a> financed a series of discussion dinners. <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> invited the Institute to hold its annual conference there, providing free accommodations and volunteer staff. </p><p>In 1969, Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Parker_T._Hart" title="Parker T. Hart">Parker T. Hart</a> led MEI into renewed activity. His vision for MEI to become an important national player led to an increased number of programs (like an annual conference on Middle East Business) and partnerships across the country and the world, a new internship program for undergraduate and graduate students, renewal of the MEI language program, and the publication of the Middle East Problem Papers. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1971_logo_of_the_Middle_East_Institute.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/1971_logo_of_the_Middle_East_Institute.jpg/220px-1971_logo_of_the_Middle_East_Institute.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/1971_logo_of_the_Middle_East_Institute.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>1971 MEI Logo</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1970s">The 1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1970s were marked by an unprecedented number of timely programs and events, many on the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. Panels on Soviet Aims and Interests such as "The Arab–Israeli Conflict in View of the U.S.–Soviet Conflict" and "The Strategic and Political Dimensions on the Cold War" meant to provide the public with in-depth information. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:40%; ; color: #202122;background-color: #FFF0AA;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>The Middle East, for many years a source of fascination and concern to ... specialists has now assumed a greater and growing importance for Americans from all walks of life. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">– <i>Annual Report 1974</i>, "Foreword"</cite></div> </div><p> Furthermore, MEI started a program called "Dialogue" in 1974 in cooperation with the Arabist Travel Program. It sent small teams of scholars and students to seven Arab countries. The program was repeated in 1978, funded by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Information_Agency" title="United States Information Agency">United States Information Agency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/State_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="State Department">State Department</a>. </p><p>MEI also introduced <i>The Middle East Monitor</i>, an insider newsletter, published between 1971 and 1975. Its logo is the source of MEI's current logo, which is adapted from the design on a 10th-century platter unearthed near <a href="/wiki/Nishapur" title="Nishapur">Nishapur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, and now in the collections of New York's <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art" title="Metropolitan Museum of Art">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-logo_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-logo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1980s">The 1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taking on the MEI president's role in 1975, L. Dean Brown served until 1986— the longest presidential tenure in MEI's history. Under Ambassador Brown, MEI focused on business and investment opportunities between the Middle East and the United States. The 1980s also saw a continued increase in MEI's research and program ventures on issues like the theocracy of Iranian Islamic Clergy and Egyptian perceptions of the U.S. presence in Egypt. </p><p>After having already served a short term as MEI's president from 1974 to 1975, Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Lucius_D._Battle" title="Lucius D. Battle">Lucius D. Battle</a> returned from 1986 to 1990. Under his leadership, MEI absorbed the American Institute for Islamic Affairs (AIIA) functions, dedicated to the Sultan Qaboos bin Said Research Center, and its endowment. He and then-Vice President Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Van_Hollen_(diplomat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Van Hollen (diplomat)">Christopher Van Hollen</a> also began a tradition of traveling throughout the Middle East to gain support for MEI's mission. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1990s">The 1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The MEI's agenda in the 1990s was shaped by persistent volatility in the Persian Gulf States, the Arab–Israeli peace process, women in the Arab world, and contentious U.S. foreign policy. </p><p>Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Robert_V._Keeley" title="Robert V. Keeley">Robert Keeley</a> succeeded Ambassador Brown and served as President until 1995. During his tenure, MEI became a leading source for information on the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> region, in particular, organised its first language-focused trip to the Middle East, set up a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian officials in <a href="/wiki/Cairo" title="Cairo">Cairo</a>, and renovated the building extensively. </p><p>The next man to assume this post was Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Roscoe_S._Suddarth" title="Roscoe S. Suddarth">Roscoe S. Suddarth</a>, who stayed on as President until 2001. During this time, the Foundation for Middle East Peace began renting space in the building (1996) and MEI celebrated its 50th anniversary. Furthermore, MEI established the Public Policy Center in 1999, bringing together MEI scholars-in-residence and adjunct scholars to provide expert commentaries on pressing issues in the Middle East. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_2000s">The 2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Edward_S._Walker_Jr." title="Edward S. Walker Jr.">Edward S. Walker</a>, Jr., assumed the presidency in 2001 and left the post in 2006. Walker highlighted America's struggle with the <a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" title="Arab–Israeli conflict">Arab–Israeli conflict</a>, the challenge of global terrorism, and the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>. In 2007, Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Chamberlin" title="Wendy Chamberlin">Wendy Chamberlin</a> became the first woman to hold this position. She was succeeded in 2018 by Paul Salem.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Paul stepped down from the presidency of MEI and assumed the role of Vice President for International Engagement <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. After he stepped down, Dr. Susan E. Saxton became and is currently the Interim President of MEI <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_2010s_and_funding">The 2010s and funding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: The 2010s and funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The UAE contributed $20 million during 2016 and 2017 to the Middle East Institute.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 2016−2017, <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">UAE</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi</a> sources were the largest contributors to MEI, in addition to oil and military supply companies.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisational_structure">Organisational structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Organisational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Middle_East_Institute" title="Special:EditPage/Middle East Institute">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Programs">Programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Middle East Institute hosts public events, which range from panel presentations and book signings to roundtables and policy workshops. MEI invites experts from the Middle East and around the world to participate in its programs and conferences. Its larger events include annual conferences on Turkey and Egypt and its main event of each year, the Annual Conference and Banquet, held in November. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Communications">Communications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Communications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Institute's roster of over 40 scholars is composed of former U.S. ambassadors, government officials, and academics, and analysts. MEI's scholars are routinely called upon by domestic and international media outlets to provide informed commentary and analysis of events and key issues in the region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publications">Publications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Publications Department is best known for the quarterly <i>Middle East Journal</i>, MEI's only print publication. In addition to the <i>Journal</i>, analyses and opinion pieces are posted on the website. Additionally, the members-only bulletin @MEI is distributed on a regular basis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Middle_East_Journal"><i>The Middle East Journal</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: The Middle East Journal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Middle_East_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle East Journal">Middle East Journal</a></div> <p>The <i>Journal</i> was first published in 1947, making it the oldest U.S. peer-reviewed publication on the modern Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-Journal_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Journal-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Even though the American people may be suffering from a surfeit of periodical publications, no apology needs to be offered to add a quarterly journal relating to the Middle East. Except to a very few Americans—Foreign Service and Army officers, educators, businessmen, travelers—this area is essentially terra incognita. Such a circumstance was a matter of no great practical consequence when the world was large and only loosely knit together. Now that the Middle East is very near the United States in point of time-distance and almost equally near with respect to matters of concern in American foreign policy, it deserves such thoughtful attention as can be initiated and encouraged through the pages of The Middle East Journal.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In its early years, the <i>Journal</i> covered regional issues and history from the 19th and 20th centuries. However, in the 1980s, the <i>Journal</i> restricted its coverage to the post-World War II era. It now carries analyses of political, economic, and social developments as well as historical events in <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>, the Middle East, the <a href="/wiki/Caucasus" title="Caucasus">Caucasus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Central_Asia" title="Central Asia">Central Asia</a>. Each issue features articles by a diverse array of scholars, book reviews, and a chronology of regional events organized by topic and country for each quarter. The fundamental policy of the <i>Journal</i> is to provide a forum that represents all views on issues facing the Middle East while maintaining a non-partisan stance. The current editor is Jacob Passel. His predecessor, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Collins_Dunn" title="Michael Collins Dunn">Michael Collins Dunn</a>, had been in this post since 1998. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Oman_Library">The Oman Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: The Oman Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The library, originally named after MEI's founder George Camp Keiser, was created at MEI's founding in 1946 and is housed in an old carriage house behind MEI's main building.<sup id="cite_ref-Oman_Library_at_the_Middle_East_Institute_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oman_Library_at_the_Middle_East_Institute-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a major contribution by <a href="/wiki/Qaboos_bin_Said_al_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Qaboos bin Said al Said">Qaboos bin Said al Said</a>, the Sultan of Oman, the library was renamed as the Oman Library and completed a renovation of its facilities in 2013. The library comprises the largest collection of literature on the Middle East in Washington, D.C., outside of the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> and holds materials in regional languages. It is estimated to house over 20,000 books and periodicals, all devoted to the region. The library is open to the public for in-house use. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Centers_of_Study">Centers of Study</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Centers of Study"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Center_for_Pakistan_Studies">Center for Pakistan Studies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Center for Pakistan Studies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Founded in April 2009, the Center for Pakistan Studies aims to foster closer relations and increased understanding between <a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Pakistan–United States relations">Pakistan and the United States</a>. While <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> is not part of the "traditional" Middle East, it was included in MEI's original definition of the region due to its strong ties to Middle Eastern countries as well as its connection with the United States. </p><p>The center's main focus is to create an online think tank of Pakistan experts where a unique online forum facilitates scholarly exchange between Pakistanis and Americans. This forum features a daily news feed as well as a collection of documents and publications from the U.S. government. The Center's two main concerns are Pakistani news as well as longer-term issues like water, energy, and the <a href="/wiki/Kashmir_conflict" title="Kashmir conflict">Kashmir conflict</a>. Marvin Weinbaum is the current Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Center_for_Turkish_Studies">Center for Turkish Studies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Center for Turkish Studies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MEI established the Center for Turkish Studies in Summer 2009 to promote increased knowledge and understanding of Turkish politics, economics, and society. The distinctive feature of the Center for Turkish Studies is its analysis of <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> within the context of its relationship with the Middle East. The Center for Turkish Studies aims to also enhance understanding and dialogue between the United States and Turkey through providing a channel of communication for academic and policy circles. The founding head of MEI's Center for Turkish studies is Gönül Tol. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sultan_Qaboos_Cultural_Center_(SQCC)"><span id="Sultan_Qaboos_Cultural_Center_.28SQCC.29"></span>Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Qaboos" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan Qaboos">Sultan Qaboos</a> Cultural Center (SQCC) was established in 2005 following an agreement with the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanate of Oman">Sultanate of Oman</a>. SQCC's establishment replaced the Sultan Qaboos bin Said Research Center for Middle East Studies, located at MEI since the mid-1980s. Kathleen Ridolfo, SQCC Executive Director, leads the center in its mission to educate Americans and Omanis about the breadth and richness of the two cultures. In 2011, SQCC opened a Cultural Center, which showcased Omani crafts and serves as a space for workshops and other events. In 2013, SQCC parted with MEI and relocated to new offices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Middle_East-Asia_Project_(MAP)"><span id="Middle_East-Asia_Project_.28MAP.29"></span>Middle East-Asia Project (MAP)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Middle East-Asia Project (MAP)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Middle East-Asia Project (MAP) <sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an initiative to serve two broad objectives: </p> <ul><li>To promote awareness and understanding of the multidimensional relations between the Middle East and Asia by providing information and analysis on cross-regional economic, political, security, and social/cultural interactions and their implications; and</li> <li>To foster collaborative research and other activities regarding Middle East-Asia relations through establishing an online community of experts and forging institutional partnerships.</li></ul> <p>The Cyber Library contains publication details, abstracts, and live links to full-text versions of previously published works on Middle East-Asian affairs organized by country and by topic/issue. </p><p>The Experts Directory contains the profiles and contact details of a worldwide network of academics, business leaders, diplomats, journalists, researchers and other practitioners affiliated with the MAP. </p><p>The Infographics project element consists of periodically updated charts, tables, and timelines depicting key trends and developments in trade, investment, migration, and other spheres of cross-regional activity. </p><p>The Publications element is organized as follows: </p><p>Partner Content: refers to original works produced by MAP-affiliated experts for non-MEI outlets but made available to and posted to the MAP microsite in full-text format and later integrated into the Cyber Library. </p><p>New MAP Publications: </p> <ul><li>Analysis: Short analytical essays (2,000 words) on key issues grouped under three main headings (i.e., politics/security, energy/commerce, and culture/society).</li> <li>Dialogues: Brief commentaries by two or more contributors (every 500 words) on specific cross-regional developments or viewed from cross-regional perspectives.</li> <li>Interviews: Online text-based conversations conducted with diplomats, businessmen, or others drawing upon their own cross-cultural experiences, as well as insights and observations about the evolution of Middle East-Asian relations.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran_Program">Iran Program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Iran Program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MEI’s Iran program<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> covers Iranian domestic politics, civil society and social trends, and Tehran’s soft- and hard-power approach to geopolitical competition with other regional states through research, articles, papers, and public and private events. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive_leadership">Executive leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Executive leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Abizaid" title="John Abizaid">John Abizaid</a>: Chairman of the Board</li> <li>Susan E. Saxton: Interim President and CEO</li> <li>Paul Salem: Vice President for International Engagement</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Seelye" title="Kate Seelye">Kate Seelye</a>: Vice President for Arts and Culture</li> <li>Baindu Conté-Harvey: Vice President of Finance and Administration</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_East_Institute&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5478">"The Middle East Institute on Charity Navigator"</a>. charitynavigator.org. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110303210808/http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5478">Archived</a> from the original on March 3, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Middle East Institute. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405190129/https://www.mei.edu/george-camp-keiser">Archived</a> from the original on 2023-04-05<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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