Gregory Aftandilian

Gregory Aftandilian

ACW Position

Non-resident Fellow

Areas of Expertise

Middle East politics, US foreign policy, Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen

Gregory Aftandilian

Non-resident Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC

Gregory Aftandilian is a Nonresident Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. He is a Senior Professorial Lecturer at American University where he teaches courses on US foreign policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Boston University and George Mason University, teaching courses on Middle East politics. Previously, he worked for the US government for over 20 years in such capacities as Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Middle East Analyst at the US Department of State. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, and the London School of Economics. Aftandilian is the author of Egypt’s Bid for Arab Leadership: Implications for U.S. Policy.