Theodore H. Kattouf (born 1946

Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the eighteenth most populous city in Pennsylvania. ...

) is an American

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Life

Kattouf graduated from the

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in 1968. He served in the

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, attaining the rank of captain. He joined the

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in 1972. In 1982–83, he was a

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fellow at

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. He was Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 1999 to 2001. He was Ambassador to Syria from 2002 to 2003. He is President and CEO of

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, beginning on September 2, 2003.

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"United States and Syria should talk (about everything)"
''Common Ground'', 15 July 2008

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kattouf, Theodore H. 1946 births People from Altoona, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Syria Ambassadors of the United States to the United Arab Emirates Living people United States Foreign Service personnel American chief executives