

Our Mission
To increase knowledge of the Middle East among citizens of the United States and to promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas
What We Do
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Our Story
In 1946, inspired by his experiences in the Middle East prior to World War II, architect and veteran George Camp Keiser gathered a group of scholars, ambassadors, professors, and politicians to establish an institution for the study of the Middle East. Keiser and his colleagues envisioned a center of learning where leaders from disparate fields could converge and collaborate in order, in the words of our corporate charter, “to increase knowledge of the Middle East among citizens of the United States and to promote a better understanding between the peoples of these two areas.”
Our Leadership
Our Board of Governors
Annual Reports
The Middle East Institute makes available its annual audited financial information including contributions, Form 990, financial statements, and annual reports. For more information about the Middle East Institute's funding, visit our Public Disclosures and Funding page.
2022 Annual Report
2021 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report
2019 Annual Report
2018 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
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