Organizations Filed Purposes:
AGSIW'S CENTRAL MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GULF ARAB STATES AND HOW THEY IMPACT DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE STRATEGY OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL INCLUDE:- PROVIDING THE INSTITUTE STAFF AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS WITH TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE REGION TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND STAY ABREAST OF ISSUES AND TRENDS;- SPONSOR GUEST FELLOWSHIPS FOR SCHOLARS FROM THE GULF AND PROMOTE SCHOLARLY EXCHANGES BETWEEN GULF AND AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND;- MENTOR YOUNG AMERICAN SCHOLARS THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AT THE INSTITUTE AND AT RESEARCH OR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE GULF TO BROADEN THE INTEREST IN THE REGION AND INCREASE THE POOL OF REGIONAL EXPERTS.
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH: CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC PANELS, AND CONFERENCES TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GULF ARAB STATES, AND INFORMED THE WASHINGTON POLICY COMMUNITY REGARDING THE CRITICAL GEOSTRATEGIC REGION. PROGRAMS INCLUDED CONFERENCES, WHICH WERE FOLLOWED BY THE RELEASE OF REPORTS WITH KEY FINDINGS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTITUTE HELD A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES AS WELL AS OFF-THE-RECORD DISCUSSIONS WITH U.S. AND GULF POLICYMAKERS, SCHOLARS, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, AND BUSINESS LEADERS. LASTLY, THE INSTITUTE HELD VIRTUAL PUBLIC PANELS TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC ON TIMELY AND CRITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE REGION. AGSIW EMPLOYS A CHIEF PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND A PROGRAM MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS.
SCHOLARS: THE INSTITUTE EMPLOYS THREE RESIDENT SCHOLARS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH SCHOLARSHIP ON THE GULF REGION AND THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST. THE SCHOLARS HOLD RELEVANT PHDS AND HAVE BUILT CONSIDERABLE EXPERTISE AND RECOGNITION IN ACADEMIC AND POLICY CIRCLES. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN WELL-PUBLISHED, INCLUDING BY REPUTABLE BOOK PUBLISHERS, ACADEMIC JOURNALS, AND RESPECTED MEDIA OUTLETS. FOR AGSIW, THE SCHOLARS PRODUCED LONG RESEARCH PAPERS, POLICY BRIEFS, AND ANALYTICAL BLOG POSTS. AGSIW ADDITIONALLY EMPLOYS THREE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES TO ASSIST SCHOLARS.
PUBLICATIONS & DIGITAL MEDIA: AGSIW MAINTAINED A ROBUST DIGITAL OUTREACH TO ITS TARGET AUDIENCES OF U.S. AND GULF POLICYMAKERS, ACADEMICS AND MEDIA THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. AGSIW HAS A PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPED ENGLISH WEBSITE, AS WELL AS A MIRROR ARABIC-LANGUAGE WEBSITE. THE INSTITUTE WAS HIGHLY ACTIVE ON MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND WITH A VARIETY OF WRITTEN AND AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT. AGSIW EMPLOYS A DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL MEDIA AND A DIGITAL COORDINATOR TO MAINTAINTHE WEBSITE, AND PRODUCE, PUBLISH, MARKET, AND DISSEMINATE AGSIW CONTENT. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGED ASSOCIATED NON-RESIDENT FELLOWS AND EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTORS TO WRITE REPORTS AND ANALYTICAL BLOG POSTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Douglas Silliman | PRESIDENT | 40 | $300,000 |
| Stephen Seche | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $220,000 |
| Raymond Karam | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER | 40 | $142,146 |
| Kristin S Diwan | SENIOR SCHOLAR | 40 | $140,758 |
| Hussein Ibish | SENIOR SCHOLAR | 40 | $140,758 |
| James Ryan Siegerist | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $131,993 |
| Mary Casey-Baker | PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR | 40 | $113,969 |
| Robert C Mogielnicki | SCHOLAR | 40 | $101,023 |
| Marcelle Wabha | PRESIDENT EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| Ahmed Al Musalmi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| C David Welch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lamya Al Haj | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Khaled Sifri | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George R Salem | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Pickering | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ibrahim Al-Muhanna | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ebtesam Al-Ketbi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Fatima Al Jaber | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bernard Haykel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nabil Habayeb | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward W Gnehm Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| F Gregory Gause Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Yousef Al-Ebraheem | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mohammed Al Ardhi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Fatima Al-Shamsi | DIRECTOR- VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Abdel Monem Said Aly | DIRECTOR - TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Frank G Wisner | DIRECTOR- CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 |
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