Joseph Ghougassian

Joseph Ghougassian
United States Ambassador to Qatar
In office
December 29, 1985  June 30, 1989
Preceded byCharles Franklin Dunbar
Succeeded byMark Gregory Hambley
Personal details
Born1944 (age 8081)
NationalityAmerican
EducationPontifical Gregorian University
UCLouvain (PhD)
University of San Diego (JD, MA)
ProfessionDiplomat

Joseph Ghougassian (born 1944) is a former American ambassador to Qatar (1985-1989). He was the first naturalized United States citizen from the Middle East to become a U.S. Ambassador.

Ghougassian received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Gregorian University in Rome, a PhD in philosophy from the University of Louvain, Belgium and a JD and an MA in international relations from the University of San Diego.

He founded the American School of Doha.