Dr. Riyad H. Mansour

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour Presents "The Road to Peace: A Palestinian Perspective"

Garden City, NY
January 27, 2009

Ambassador Riyad Mansour, permanent observer of the Palestine Authority to the United Nations, presents the lecture, "The Road to Peace: A Palestinian Perspective," on March 4, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., at Adelphi's Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The lecture is sponsored by the International Initiatives Committee (IIC), and is free and open to the public.

Ambassador Mansour has served in this position since 2005. From 1977 to 1983, he joined the Permanent Mission of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen to the United Nations in New York as research advisor. From 1983 to 1988, he served as deputy permanent observer to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the United Nations.

Ambassador Mansour has taught at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the University of Akron in Ohio. He has published several studies and articles, most notably about the Palestinian community in the United States. He has lectured at many American universities and has participated in numerous international conferences, symposia, seminars, and panel debates as a representative of Palestine.

Ambassador Mansour obtained his M.S. in education counseling from Youngstown State University in 1973. He received his Ph.D. in counseling from the University of Akron in 1977.

The International Initiatives Committee is a campus-wide group of faculty, administrators, and students charged with infusing courses and campus events with internationalized content. The IIC allows the University to offer dynamic programs such as its acclaimed Ambassador Series in intimate settings so students, faculty, and the public have the opportunity to hear first-hand, global perspectives on issues of international concern. 

For more information about this and other events, visit www.adelphi.edu, or call the University’s cultural events hotline at 516.877.4555.

About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.


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