Joseph Ghougassian


Joseph Ghougassian is a former American ambassador to Qatar. He was the first naturalized United States citizen from the Middle East to become a U.S. Ambassador.
Ghougassian received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Gregorian University in Rome, a PhD in philosophy from the University of Louvain, Belgium and a JD and an MA in international relations from the University of San Diego.
He founded the American School of Doha.