Farooq
Kathwari (U.S.)
Farooq Kathwari is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ethan Allen Inc., the international home furnishings manufacturer and retailer. Originally from Kashmir, he was educated in Literature and Political Science at Kashmir University and received his M.B.A. in International Marketing from New York University. Farooq Kathwari is also Chairman of the Kashmir Study Group, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Trustee of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, Chairman of the American Furniture Manufacturers Association, and Director of National Retail Federation. He has received several recognitions, including the Gold Medal Award from the National Retail Federation and America's First Freedom Award.
Board of Advisors
- Lisa Anderson (U.S.)>
- H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdelaziz Al-Nasser (Qatar) >
- Mohammed Arkoun (Algeria/ France)>
- Hoda Badran (Egypt)>
- John Brademas (U.S.)>
- Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France)>
- Reis-ul-Ulema Mustafa Ceric (Bosnia)>
- Viscount Etienne Davignon (Belgium)>
- Richard Haass (U.S.)>
- HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal>
- Tony Judt (U.S./U.K.)>
- Farooq Kathwari (U.S.)>
- Bob Kerrey (U.S.)>
- Maleeha Lodhi (Pakistan)>
- Chandra Muzaffar (Malaysia)>
- Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (U.K.)>
- Farhan A. Nizami (India/U.K.)>
- Thoraya Obaid (Saudi Arabia)>
- Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour (Iran)>
- Eduardo Serra Rexach (Spain)>
- Frank Wisner (U.S.)>
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman (U.S.)>
Benefactors
- Austrian Federal Ministry of
European and International Affairs > - Carnegie Corporation>
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs >
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France >
- Farooq Kathwari >
- El legado andalusí >
- The MacArthur Foundation>
- Majlis El Hassan >
- Malaysia >
- The Netherlands Ministry of
Foreign Affairs > - State of Qatar >
- Qatar Foundation >
- The Rockefeller Brothers Fund>
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia >
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom >
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman >
The Center for Dialogues Staff
- Mustapha Tlili, Founder and Director >
- Richard Bulliet, Senior Academic Advisor to the Director (U.S.) >
- Andrea Stanton, Assistant Director >
- Shara Kay, Consulting Editor >
- Sina Basila Hickey, Event Photographer >
- Christa Bianchi, Brand Manager, Designer and Developer >
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