Maher and his family with U.S. president Barack Obama

Maher Bitar serves as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs on the White House’s a National Security Council staff.[1] He served in both the Barack Obama and Joe Biden administrations. He is Palestinian.[2]

Bihar has a Master's degree from Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.[1] He studied at Georgetown Law School.[1] He was a legal representative for U.S. Representative Adam Schiff.[3]

He succeeds Michael Ellis.[4]

He has written about political organizing among Palestinian refugees.[5] He has worked for the U.S. government since 2011 when he was a student trainee.[6]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Maher Bitar (L'12)". www.law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  2. ↑ Bar, Netta (January 25, 2021). "Biden appoints Palestinian American to key intelligence role". JNS.org.
  3. ↑ https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/01/25/biden-appoints-palestinian-american-to-key-intelligence-role/
  4. ↑ "He helped Adam Schiff impeach Trump. Now he's joining Biden's NSC". www.politico.com. 21 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Bitar, Maher (September 2009). "Activism among a new generation of Palestinian exiles". Forced Migration Review. 33: 54. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Employee Profile of Maher B. Bitar — Foreign Affairs Personnel".
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