ATFL Launches New Expert Advisory Council

The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) is pleased to announce the establishment of its new Expert Advisory Council that brings together a distinguished group of senior policymakers, scholars, and diplomats with deep expertise in US-Middle East and Lebanon policy.

The Council will serve as a resource to support ATFL’s mission of strengthening the US-Lebanon relationship, promoting peace and stability, and advancing constructive US-Lebanon policy.

The members of the ATFL Expert Advisory Council are:

• Colin Brooks – Former Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Elisa Ewers – Former Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Ambassador Jeff Feltman – Former United States Ambassador to Lebanon and United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs
• Ambassador David Hale – Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Former United States Ambassador to Lebanon and United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• Ambassador James Jeffrey –Former United States Ambassador to Iraq and Turkey and Special Representative for Syria Engagement
• Firas Maksad – Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Eurasia Group
• Paul Salem – Former President of the Middle East Institute
• Ambassador David Satterfield – Former United States Ambassador to Lebanon and Director of the Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy
• David Schenker – Former United States Assistant Secretary of State and Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• Randa Slim – Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
• Mona Yacoubian – Senior Adviser and Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

“We are deeply honored to have such an esteemed group of experts join the ATFL family,” said ATFL President Ed Gabriel. “Their combined knowledge and experience will be invaluable in shaping policies and strategies that advance the interests of the United States and Lebanon alike.”

ATFL looks forward to working closely with the Expert Advisory Council in promoting a sovereign, stable, and prosperous Lebanon.