Maen Rashid Areikat is a Palestinian diplomat and present chief of the PLO Delegation in Washington DC.

He was born in Jericho

Jericho

Jericho ; is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate and has a population of more than 20,000. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently...

 and obtained a B.Sc. in finance from Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 in 1983 and MBA from Western International University

Western International University

The Western International University is a regionally accredited for-profit university owned by the Apollo Group. Western International University is a college for adult learners and allows adults to remain responsible for their careers and family life by offering online and evening programs.Western...

 in 1987.

In 1993-1998 he worked as spokesman of the Orient House

Orient House

Orient House is a building located in East Jerusalem that served as the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1980s and 1990s. Built in 1897 by Ismail Musa al-Husseini, it has been owned by the Al-Husayni family since...

, then unofficial PLO headquarters in East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem

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. He started working for the Palestinian National Authority

Palestinian National Authority

The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...

 in 1998, first at the Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD) while serving as its Director-General until March 2008. In 2008-2009 he served as Coordinator-General of NAD. In 2009 he was appointed chief of the PLO Delegation to the United States.

External links

• Official Curriculum Vitae at PLOdelegation.us
  Palestine Liberation Organization
  The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
  
  
• Chief Representative Maen Rashid Areikat