“Let us work together to replace despair with HOPE, fear with human SECURITY and humiliation with DIGNITY”
20th HCEF International Conference – Speakers BIOs 2018-10-22T08:28:07+00:00

Speakers BIOs

Dr. Abdul Latif Abu Hijleh
Professor of Chemistry, and the 4th President of Birzeit University

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Fr. Michael McDonagh
Senior advisor to the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Archbishop of Jerusalem

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Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University. HCEF Co-founder

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H.E. Agshin Mehdiyev
Ambassador/Permanent Observer of Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations

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The Rev. Richard H. Graham
Bishop, Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Dr. Jad Elias Isaac
General Director, the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ)

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John L. Schlageter
Executive Director of the Bethlehem University Foundation

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Khalil E. Jahshan
Executive Director, Arab Center Washington D.C.

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Dr. James Zogby
President, Arab American Institute

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H.E. Feda Abdelhady-Nasser
Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations

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Prof. Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D.
Chair, HCEF Research and Publication Committee & Professor of Political Science, Monmouth University

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H.E. Ambassador Dr. Riyad H. Mansour
Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations

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Imam Yehia Hendi
Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University

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Rateb Y. Rabie, KCHS
Founder, President, and CEO, HCEF

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Dr. Hanna Hanania
HCEF Board members, Member of the Palestinian National Council and of the Palestinian Central Council

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Dr. Rev. David A. Renwick
Senior Pastor, National Presbyterian Church

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Stephen H. France, Esq.
Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine-Israel Network Jerusalem Companion Diocese Committee of the Diocese of Washington

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H.E. Dina Kawar
Ambassador of Jordan

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Rabbi Joseph Berman
Government Affairs Manager, Jewish Voice for Peace

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Hania Bitar
Executive Director, Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA)

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Fr. John Predmore, S. J.
HCEF Board Member

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