An Appreciation – John Goelet, 1931-2023
It is with real sadness that I share the news of John Goelet’s passing. He died at home in Maryland on January 8th, aged 91 years. He is survived by…
In Appreciation – Paul Findley – 1921-2019
He was a WW II veteran who advocated against the Vietnam War. He was an 11-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives who co-authored the 1973 War Powers Act…
In Appreciation – Dorothy E. Talbert
We thank the Dorothy E. Talbert Trust for its generous bequest to Americans for Middle East Understanding. Dorothy’s husband, Arthur E. Talbert, who pre-deceased her, was a minister of the United…
In Appreciation – Clovis Maksoud 1926-2016
I first met Ambassador Clovis Maksoud in 1979 at a meeting he held on being appointed the League of Arab States’ Chief Representative to the United States. I had only…
In Appreciation: Hugh Auchincloss, 1927-2015
He was the stepbrother of Jacqueline Bouvier, and later a close confidant of John F. Kennedy. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed him a member of the U.S. Mission to the…