Hrach Gregorian, PhD

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. (Born in Tehran

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, Iran

Iran

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 in 1950) is an American

United States

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 political consultant, educator, and writer. His work in both the private and public sectors has been mainly focused in the field of international conflict management and post-conflict peacebuilding. Gregorian holds academic appointments in universities in the United States

United States

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 and Canada

Canada

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, and writes extensively on such subjects as terrorism

Terrorism

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, conflict management

Conflict management

Conflict management involves implementing strategies to limit the negative aspects of conflict and to increase the positive aspects of conflict at a level equal to or higher than where the conflict is taking place. Furthermore, the aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes...

, peacebuilding, national security

National security

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, and conflict hot spots throughout the world. His work as a consultant, conflict management specialist, and trainer has taken him to Angola

Angola

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, Argentina

Argentina

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, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

, Croatia

Croatia

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, Cyprus

Cyprus

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, Estonia

Estonia

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, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

, Greece

Greece

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, Guatemala

Guatemala

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, Hungary

Hungary

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, Israel

Israel

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, Italy

Italy

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, Lebanon

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, Nigeria

Nigeria

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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, Singapore

Singapore

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, Thailand

Thailand

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, and Ukraine

Ukraine

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. Gregorian regularly provides professional skills training, seminars, and workshops for United Nations

United Nations

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 agency and mission staff, United States and Latin American military personnel, senior civilian officials, and academic and corporate leaders in the U.S. and throughout the world.

Early life and education

Gregorian was born to Armenian

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 parents in Tehran, Iran in 1949 and immigrated to the United States in 1958. He spent his formative years in Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown, Massachusetts

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, graduating from high school in 1968. He received his BA in Political Science

Political science

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 from Boston University

Boston University

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 in 1972 where he studied under Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn

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. Although primarily focused on academics, he was an outdoor enthusiast and co-founded the Snake Hill Mountain Club with Ken Ryan in 1971. Gregorian received his MA (1974) and PhD (1980) degrees from Brandeis University

Brandeis University

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 in International Relations

International relations

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. He held academic posts at Kenyon College

Kenyon College

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 and Simmons College

Simmons College

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 before beginning a career in government service.

Government Service

In 1985, Gregorian was asked to join the National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities

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 where he served as Humanist Administrator and Coordinator for the Foundations of American Society Initiative until 1988. He then moved to the United States Institute of Peace

United States Institute of Peace

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 (USIP), where he served as the director of various grant, training, and education programs until 1994. It was at the USIP that Gregorian established his career focus on conflict resolution and post-conflict peace building: He designed and directed conflict resolution skills training programs for foreign affairs professionals; provided training for government and party officials in Cambodia, Foreign Service officers at the Thai Foreign Ministry, and military officers from Latin America at the Inter-American Defense College

Inter-American Defense College

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; and designed and managed an environmental conflict resolution training seminar in Budapest

Budapest

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, Hungary

Hungary

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 for senior officials from nine states of the Danube River basin.

Peace work

Gregorian has undertaken numerous projects across the globe to promote peace and reconciliation. He collaborated with Dr. Yiannis Laouris

Yiannis Laouris

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 in Cyprus to found the Technology for peace

Technology for peace

Technology for Peace is a Cyprus based peoples' initiative launched in 1995 to serve the needs of peace pioneers on the divided island.-History:The peace portal was born because it was deemed needed. What led to its birth was neither the availability of relevant technology nor the availability of...

 foundation which in the late 90s supported peace builders communicate across the Green Line. The project was partly funded by USAID and USIP. A virtual negotiation element was supported by the University of Maryland.

Private Sector

Gregorian is a founder and principle of a number of private institutes focused on teaching conflict resolution and training professionals in peace building. He is a board member of multiple international institutes that focus on conflict resolution, and has consulted over the world on issues of peace building.

Private Institutions
1. Institute of World Affairs, Washington, D.C. - President
2. de novo group, Washington, D.C. - President and CEO
3. Gettysburg Integrated Solutions, Gettysburg

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, PA - Founding Partner
4. Peacebuilding, Development and Security Program (PDSP), Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary

University of Calgary

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 - Co-director
5. IAQ Inc., Oakton, VA (2003 – 06) - Vice President, Consulting Services
6. Hammer-Gregorian, LLC, Washington, DC (2000 – 03) - Founder and Co-director
7. IDR Associates, Washington, D.C.(1994 – 96) - Founding Director

Board Member
1. Institute of World Affairs (ex officio)
2. Alliance for Peacebuilding (cofounder and board member)
3. National Peace Foundation; Strategic Trade Advisory Group, Ltd. (advisor)
4. The Cypress Fund (advisory board)
5. Psychology Without Borders (International Advisory Board)

Consultancies
1. Center for Civic Education
2. Iowa Peace Institute
3. Mc Knight Foundation
4. National Peace Institute Foundation
5. United States Department of Justice

United States Department of Justice

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6. Voice of America

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7. The Strategic Trade Advisory Group, Ltd.
8. Arcadia Group Worldwide, Inc.
9. The Inter-American Defense College

Inter-American Defense College

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10. JPS Solutions; Anchor Consulting
11. United States Army Foreign Military Studies Office
12. United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Department of Homeland Security

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13. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
14. United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

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15. Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School

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16. United States Joint Forces Command

United States Joint Forces Command

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Academia

Gregorian is keenly interested in public service and training others to work in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He firmly believes that, in local, national, and international spheres, capable trained professionals make a profound difference in resolving conflict, building peace, and dealing with post conflict situations. In furtherance of these goals, he holds academic positions at the following universities:
1. The American University, Washington, DC - Adjunct Professor, School of International Service
2. Royal Roads University

Royal Roads University

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, Victoria, BC, Canada - Associate Professor, Conflict Management Programs Division
3. University of Calgary

University of Calgary

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, Calgary

Calgary

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

Family

Gregorian and his younger sister Victoria (Vicky) immigrated from Tehran, Iran in 1956 with his parents Asik and Juliet, both formerly of the Soviet Republic of Armenia

Armenia

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. His sister Janet was born after their arrival to the United States. Both of his parents have since died. His sister Vicky Gregorian, mother of 2, is an executive in the television industry, and his sister Janet Gregorian-Michaelson, married with 5 children, is a social worker, and advocate in the field of autism

Autism

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 in Connecticut

Connecticut

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. In 1974 Gregorian married Judith Kramer of Beth Page, Long Island

Long Island

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, New York

New York

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. She is a program specialist with the United States Department of Education

United States Department of Education

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. They remain happily married and have three children: Jamie, a lawyer and lobbyist in Washington, DC; Nicolas, a sports marketer in Boston

Boston

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; and Alexis, an attorney in New York City

New York City

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.

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