Gregory Aftandilian

Gregory Aftandilian is a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of International Service at American University, where he teaches courses on U.S. foreign policy and Middle East politics. Prior to being an academic, he worked in the U.S. Government for over twenty years in such capacities as Middle East analyst in the State Department and foreign policy advisor in Congress, including as a professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In addition to his writings on Middle East politics, he is also a scholar on Armenian American history and is author of the book Armenia: Vision of a Republic. The Independence Lobby in America, 1918-1927. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, and the London School of Economics.