Ambassador Clovis Maksoud, a Lebanese national, is presently Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for the Global South at American University in Washington, D.C. A lawyer, journalist and diplomat, Dr. Maksoud served as the Arab League Ambassador to India and South-East Asia from 1961-1966.
Dr. Maksoud is the author of several articles and books on the Middle East and the global south. He was also the Chairperson and Convener of many conferences on environment and development, human rights, population, and disarmament. Dr. Maksoud graduated from the American University of Beirut, went on to receive his J.D. from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and did post-graduate studies at Oxford University in Britain.