James Zogby
James Zogby | |
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Born | James Joseph Zogby 1945 (age 78–79) Utica, New York, U.S. |
Education | Le Moyne College (BA) Temple University (MA, PhD) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eileen McMahon |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | John Zogby (brother) |
Website | Official website |
James Joseph Zogby (from
Early years and education
Zogby's father, Joseph, illegally immigrated from
He attended Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, graduating in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Islamic studies from Temple University in 1975. He studied at Princeton University in 1976 as a National Endowment for the Humanities post-doctoral fellow.[7]
Career
During the late 1970s Zogby was a founding member and leader of the Palestine Human Rights Campaign. In 1980 he co-founded the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee with former U.S. Senator James Abourezk and served as executive director until 1984. In 1982, while at ADC, Zogby helped create Save Lebanon, Inc., a private, nonprofit, non-sectarian humanitarian relief organization to fund social welfare projects in Lebanon and health care for Palestinian and Lebanese victims of war.[8] In March 1985 Zogby founded the Arab American Institute, of which he is still president.[9]
In 1993 Vice President Al Gore tapped Zogby to help lead Builders for Peace after the signing of the Israeli–Palestinian peace accord in Washington. As co-president of Builders, Zogby promoted business investment by Arab-Americans in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. As co-president of Builders, Zogby frequently traveled to the Middle East with delegations led by Gore and Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. In 1994 he led a U.S. delegation to the signing of the agreement in Cairo, Egypt, along with the Builders co-president, former U.S. Congressman Mel Levine. Zogby also chaired a forum on the Palestinian economy at the Casablanca Economic Summit.[7] After 1994, through Builders, Zogby worked with a number of U.S. Agencies to promote and support Palestinian economic development including AID, OPIC, USTDA, and the Departments of State and Commerce.
Since 1992 Zogby has written Washington Watch, a weekly column on American politics for major Arab newspapers, which is published in 14 Arab and South Asian countries. He has written several books, including What Ethnic Americans Really Think (The Zogby Culture Polls) The show won an award at the Cairo Radio/Television Festival.
In 1984 and 1988 Zogby served as deputy campaign manager and senior advisor to Jesse Jackson's presidential campaigns. In 1995 he was appointed as co-convener of the National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee (NDECC), an umbrella organization within the Democratic Party of leaders of European and Mediterranean descent, to which he was reelected in 1999 and 2001. Also in 2001 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and in 2006 he was named co-chair of the DNC's Resolutions Committee.[12] He served as Gore's Senior Advisor on Ethnic Outreach, a post he also held in the 2008 Obama campaign.
As an author and scholar on Middle East issues and the Arab-American community, Zogby has been invited to testify before a number of Congressional Committees and Executive branch forums,
Harassment
Zogby has been the target of repeated
Awards and honors
Le Moyne College awarded Zogby an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1995 and in 1997 named him the college's outstanding alumnus. In 2007 Temple University College of Liberal Arts also singled out Zogby as an outstanding alumnus. In 2008 American University of Cairo awarded him an honorary doctorate. Zogby was also named an Honorary Patron of the
Books
- Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters, James Zogby, Palgrave Macmillan (October 2010), ISBN 978-0230102996
References
- ^ "NYUAD Faculty". New York University Abu Dhabi.
- ^ "DNC shake-up, longtime party officials ousted". NBC News. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Faraq, Fatemah (2002-09-12). "Profile: James Zogby, an American identity, an Arab heritage". Al-Ahram Weekly On-Line. Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "Dr. Zogby Speaks at Conference Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964". Arab American Institute. 2009-07-20. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ISBN 9780520245457. Retrieved 2 June 2016 – via Internet Archive.
Cecilia Ann Zogby.
- ^ a b c "Dr. James Zogby Biography". Arab American Institute. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ a b "Blog Entries by James Zogby". Huffington Post. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Meet the Staff". Arab American Institute. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ISBN 978-0-9712255-0-3.
- ISBN 978-0-9712255-4-1.
- ^ a b "James J. Zogby's Recent Discussions". The Arena. Politico. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Viewpoint with James Zogby". Program Description and Video Clips. Link TV. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Elshinnawi, Mohamed (2007-05-24). "Congress Addresses Arab Anti-Americanism". Voice of America News. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Dr. James J. Zogby, Commissioner". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Zogby, James (2009-07-27). "Our Path". Arab American Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Cauvin, Henri E. (2007-08-16). "Federal Worker Faces Charges In Threats Against Arab Group". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Indicted diplomat retires from State". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Carrie (2008-07-12). "Ex-Diplomat Sentenced for Anti-Arab Threats". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Patrick Syring". Inmate Locator. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ^ "Former Foreign Service Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges" (Press release). U.S. Department of Justice. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Schudel (2008-12-07). "Former U.S. diplomat gets year in prison for anti-Arab remarks". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
External links
- Zogby Research Services, LLC
- Washington Watch. Arab American Institute weekly policy column
- Viewpoint. Arab American Institute weekly television interview program