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Peter Gubser was president of American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) from 1977 to 2007. A non-political, non-sectarian charity with offices in Washington, DC, Jerusalem, Gaza, Amman and Beirut, ANERA facilitates relief and long-term development in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan. Dr. Gubser, an author of many books and articles on the Middle East, is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Prior to joining ANERA, he was Assistant Representative with the Ford Foundation in Beirut, Lebanon, and Amman, Jordan (1974-77).

Dr. Gubser was or is on the board of directors of the Global Development Forum, International College, International Service Agencies, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Builders for Peace, Healing Across the Divides, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, and InterAction. In 2007, he received the Humanitarian Award from the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area. He is now writing a biography of Saladin, the great Muslim leader of the twelfth century.

Dr. Gubser received his Ph.D. in Social Science from St. Anthony's College at Oxford University in 1970, his M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University of Beirut in 1966, and a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University in 1964.