Yerevan Saeed

Yerevan Saeed, Ph.D., currently serves as the Barzani Scholar In-Residence at the American University School of International Service and as Director of the Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace. Yerevan Saeed has been a Non-Resident Fellow, Visiting Scholar, and Research Associate at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington since August 2016. Previous experience includes a role as Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, and as a Middle East Specialist at Stratfor. Yerevan Saeed also worked as a journalist and translator for The New York Times from 2004 to 2007. Academic qualifications include a Ph.D. from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from The University of Texas at Austin.