Marah Bukai

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Arlington, Virginia 222019

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Email: ad17gn@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

● Marah Bukai is recognized by the United Nations’ Syria Peace Negotiation Committee as the senior researcher to lead a special committee (2016- present) to study counter-extremism and terrorist groups.

● Elected among the most influential ten Arab women for the year 2012 through an online election conducted by the reputable Al Ahram Foundation and Publishing House in Egypt.

● Nominated by the Campus Watch project of the Middle East Forum as one of the most thoughtful and balanced scholars among the Middle East Studies faculties in North America.

● Recognized as Intellectual Entrepreneur from the Middle East by Atlas Think Tank Primer for a mission to discover, develop and support ‘Intellectual Entrepreneurs’ worldwide who can advance the Atlas vision of a society of free and responsible individuals.

● Selected by the publisher of the “Best of D.C." book to be featured among the celebrities and prominent figures of Washington DC. The selection of Bukai is based on her remarkable achievement in academic, cultural, and media research, and as recognition of her distinguished role, throughout her professional life, to bridge understanding and dialogue between the United and the Arab and Muslim worlds on both public and governmental levels.

● Excellent communication and outreach skills.

● Committed to the highest levels of professional and personal excellence, with great interpersonal and communications skills.

● Excellent news and features editor and writer in Arabic, French, and English.

● Experienced in executive decision-making, policy direction, strategic planning, and personnel management.

● Experienced in content leveraging, online operations, and multimedia integration.

● Frequent world traveler with a deep understanding of world cultures.

● Well-versed in the cultures, politics, and social issues of the Arab world as well as the cultural, political, social, and economic issues of the United States.

● In-depth understanding of the target audience, with a finger on the pulse of women and the younger generation.

● A frequent traveler to the Middle East and North Africa, with an acute sense of the uniqueness of each country and its people.

● Fully understand the uniqueness of, and opportunities available to media directed to the Middle East and North Africa.

● Considered media and U.S. foreign policy expert; frequently appeared on several Arabic and American TV channels, and interviewed by pan-Arab and local newspapers and magazines in the region.

● Fluency in English, French, and Arabic.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NOVEMBER 2021- PRESENT

WHITE HOUSE IN ARABIC’S FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WHIA.US

WHIA is an independent online media platform that covers news and events directly from the White House in Washington DC and through communication with America’s top officials and decision-makers.

WHIA’s main target is to enhance better understanding and dialogue between the United States and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and countries of interest. Bukai’s Role:

● conducting and writing political and analytical op-eds and stories.

● interviewing top governmental officers, diplomats, and Congressional members on internal and foreign policy issues.

● Translating and posting breaking news from its source, and analyzing its repercussions on the world, especially in the Middle East.

● focusing on objectively relaying the significant Middle Eastern and world events to US decision-makers, Along with conducting one on one interviews with Arab and middle eastern leaders.

2020- PRESENT

WHITE HOUSE SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

Buka’s Role:

● Reporting and writing daily updated stories on the news related to the President of the United States, the White House, and the US government, in relation to national and international top news and issues.

● Attending press conferences and press secretary's daily briefings, writing and publishing them to WHIA.US in both Arabic and English languages.

● Attending the President's official events and press conferences.

● As a holder of permanent press credentials, I have the access to interview and ask questions during presidential events to all top official and White House official guests, including the POTUS and VPOTUS.

● Identifying Congressional contacts and decision makers for interviews on essential and breaking daily news and topics.

2015 -PRESENT

SENIOR ADVISER TO THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE AND NEGOTIATION COUNSEL TO GENEVA PEACE TALKS ON SYRIA, AN ENTITY SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS The Syrian Constitutional Committee was launched on 30 October 2019 in Geneva under the mandate and supervision of the United Nations and Security Council. Bukai's Role:

● As a senior consultant to the committee, I worked under the guidance of the U.N. to write the first draft of the future Syrian constitution amendments.

● As an outreach and spokeswoman on behalf of the committee, I contacted and interviewed the country of interest's leaders and decision-makers in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France, Germany, Sweden, and more in order to build a common ground to help the peace process and the proposed new constitution facilitation.

● I consistently and closely helped and assist the committee in editing and managing the language and political terminologies in the constitution's first draft to adopt all Syrian peace process needs including women's and minorities' rights along with a focus on concrete studies on countering extremism and fanatism. 2010 to August 2012

DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Foreign Service Institute

Senior writer and developer of the Public Diplomacy and Communication Project at the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State. The State Department Awarded Marah Bukai with an honor certificate in recognition of her role in tutoring and training American foreign service officers on public diplomacy and cultural orientation in relation to Arab and middle eastern cultures and traditions. January 2007 – April 2010:

THE MENA BUSINESSWOMEN’S NETWORK

SENIOR MEDIA ADVISER & EDITOR

VITALEVOICES.ORG

● Building and maintaining relationships with reporters, columnists, editorial writers, and news and talk show producers who cover international and national issues that affect women workers and/or the philanthropy field.

● Overseeing all matters relating to media and public relations and other marketing communications for the Hubs such as social networking and new media efforts including Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and blog.

● Supervising and overseeing the development and launching of the first portal of MENA Businesswomen’s Network in three languages: Arabic, French, and English. www.menabwn.org with great attention to honoring traditional cultures and celebrating regional differences.

● Producing a monthly newsletter in English, Arabic, and French, featuring the MENA BWN Hub activities and accomplishments, in-depth member profiles, and fresh perspectives from businesswomen leaders. The newsletter production is including includes translation, editing, proofreading, copywriting, and formatting.

● Working as the English, Arabic, and French writer and editor of weekly feature stories and articles, supervising the content in three languages and coordinating with the editorial staff.

October 2003 – September 2005:

HI MAGAZINE,

THE MAGAZINE GROUP, A project funded by State Department SENIOR EDITOR

● Conceived and developed the concept of this cultural and lifestyle monthly magazine geared toward 18- to 35-year-old readers

● Managed day-to-day content and production flow between different departments.

● Supervised and collaborated with the design and layout team to produce top-quality products including approving photos, graphics, and final covers.

● Conducted the final edit of all content to make sure the magazine has the right voice and meets the standards and style required.

● Arranged and published exclusive interviews and feature stories of international entrepreneurs, human rights activists, artists, and famous personalities.

● Developed the magazine to become a major agenda-setter of cultural and social issues in the region through publishing investigative features and exposés that paved the way for exploration and coverage by local and regional media.

● Developed the Himag.com website to become a major source of information about the United States and American policies and culture. TEACHING

● 2010- 2012: Arabic language and Cultural Instructor at Comprehensive Language Center

● 2010- 2011: Online Arabic language and Culture trainer and tutor at Rosetta Stone

● 2006-2007: Full-time professor of the Arabic Program at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)

● 2007- 2008: Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies. Duties included customizing textbooks and teaching classes on Contemporary Islam, Cultural Globalization, & learning Arabic through art and culture. http://scs.georgetown.edu

● 1995-1997 Arabic and French at Berlitz School in DC: www.berlitz.us

● 1993-1995 Arabic and French language at DLS school in Arlington, VA. MEMBERSHIP

● Member of The White House Correspondents Association www.whca.press

● Member of American Translator Association www.atanet.org

● Member of Friends of Saudi Arabia in USA www.fsaus.org

● Member of Arab Union Writer www.awu-dam.org

● Member of Honor and the Senior Media Adviser at Atlas Global Initiative's Arabic project Minbar Al Hurriyya.

EDUCATION

● Harvard

Diploma of Education, Religion. Conflict and Peace

● La Sorbonne

Paris, France

One year of study for a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature.

● the University of Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France

Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Civilization studies.

● Damascus University

Damascus, Syria

Bachelor of Arts, Department of Languages and French Literature. REFERENCES

References are available upon request.

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