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'''Yousif Boutrous Ghafari''' (sometimes '''Youssef B. Ghafari'''), American businessman of Lebanese birth, owner of Ghafari Associates, being considered to become [[Ambassadors of the United States|U. S. Ambassador]] to [[Slovenia]].<ref>Kathleen Gray, "[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/NEWS06/804150346/1008/news06 Businessman in line to be U.S. ambassador]" ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' April 15, 2008</ref> During the Senate confirmation hearings, [[Barack Obama]] called Ghafari "an immigrant who has truly lived the American dream."<ref>Clive Leviev-Sawyer, "[http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/barack-obama-warns-on-crime-and-corruption-in-bulgaria/id_28670/catid_66 Barack Obama warns on crime and corruption in Bulgaria]" SofiaEcho.com, April 9, 2008. Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref>
'''Yousif Boutrous Ghafari''' (sometimes '''Youssef B. Ghafari'''), American businessman of Lebanese birth, owner of Ghafari Associates, being considered to become [[Ambassadors of the United States|U. S. Ambassador]] to [[Slovenia]].<ref>Kathleen Gray, "[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/NEWS06/804150346/1008/news06 Businessman in line to be U.S. ambassador]" ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' April 15, 2008</ref> During the Senate confirmation hearings, [[Barack Obama]] called Ghafari "an immigrant who has truly lived the American dream."<ref>Clive Leviev-Sawyer, "[http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/barack-obama-warns-on-crime-and-corruption-in-bulgaria/id_28670/catid_66 Barack Obama warns on crime and corruption in Bulgaria]" SofiaEcho.com, April 9, 2008. Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref>


[[Wayne State University]] named one of its residence halls in his honor after he donated $19 million to the school.<ref>Tom Sakely, "[http://www.media.wayne.edu/2005/10/25/wayne-state-names-residence-hall-for-benefactor-yousif-b-ghafari Wayne State names residence hall for benefactor Yousif B. Ghafari]", Wayne State University press release, October 25, 2005. Accessed May 3, 2008.</ref> A significant donor to the Republican party,<ref>Gray (2008), ibid. "Ghafari has been a loyal Republican donor, giving nearly $340,000 almost exclusively to GOP candidates and causes during the last 10 years."</ref> Ghafari is considered one of "the active, vocal and successful Republican leaders of the Michigan Arab-American community."<ref>Ismael Ahmed, "Michigan Arab Americans: A Case Study of Electoral and Non-Electoral Empowerment" in ''[http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/DUSS_Arab_America.pdf American Arabs and Political Participation]'', Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by the Division of United States Studies,
[[Wayne State University]] named one of its residence halls in his honor after he donated $19 million to the school.<ref>Tom Sakely, "[http://www.media.wayne.edu/2005/10/25/wayne-state-names-residence-hall-for-benefactor-yousif-b-ghafari Wayne State names residence hall for benefactor Yousif B. Ghafari]", Wayne State University press release, October 25, 2005. Accessed May 3, 2008.</ref> The school gave him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on May 3, 2008.<ref>Tom Sakely,
"[http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/04/28/wayne-state-university-commencement-ceremonies-set-for Wayne State University commencement ceremonies set for Saturday, May 3, at Tom Adams Field on campus]" Wayne State University press release, April 28, 2008.</ref> He was notified of the degree the same week the Senate confirmed his ambassadorship.<ref>Shawn Wright, "Harwell, Ghafari awarded Doctor of Laws degrees," ''[[The South End]]'' May 7 - 13, 2008, p. 3</ref>
A significant donor to the Republican party,<ref>Gray (2008), ibid. "Ghafari has been a loyal Republican donor, giving nearly $340,000 almost exclusively to GOP candidates and causes during the last 10 years."</ref> Ghafari is considered one of "the active, vocal and successful Republican leaders of the Michigan Arab-American community."<ref>Ismael Ahmed, "Michigan Arab Americans: A Case Study of Electoral and Non-Electoral Empowerment" in ''[http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/DUSS_Arab_America.pdf American Arabs and Political Participation]'', Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by the Division of United States Studies,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, May 5, 2006, ed. Phillipa Strum. Accessed May 5, 2008. (2006): 48</ref>
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, May 5, 2006, ed. Phillipa Strum. Accessed May 5, 2008. (2006): 48</ref>


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Yousif Ghafari at Wayne State University after induction into the Order of the Engineer, seen wearing a lapel pin with the American and Slovenian flags.

Yousif Boutrous Ghafari (sometimes Youssef B. Ghafari), American businessman of Lebanese birth, owner of Ghafari Associates, being considered to become U. S. Ambassador to Slovenia.[1] During the Senate confirmation hearings, Barack Obama called Ghafari "an immigrant who has truly lived the American dream."[2]

Wayne State University named one of its residence halls in his honor after he donated $19 million to the school.[3] The school gave him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on May 3, 2008.[4] He was notified of the degree the same week the Senate confirmed his ambassadorship.[5]

A significant donor to the Republican party,[6] Ghafari is considered one of "the active, vocal and successful Republican leaders of the Michigan Arab-American community."[7]

References

  1. ^ Kathleen Gray, "Businessman in line to be U.S. ambassador" Detroit Free Press April 15, 2008
  2. ^ Clive Leviev-Sawyer, "Barack Obama warns on crime and corruption in Bulgaria" SofiaEcho.com, April 9, 2008. Accessed May 5, 2008.
  3. ^ Tom Sakely, "Wayne State names residence hall for benefactor Yousif B. Ghafari", Wayne State University press release, October 25, 2005. Accessed May 3, 2008.
  4. ^ Tom Sakely, "Wayne State University commencement ceremonies set for Saturday, May 3, at Tom Adams Field on campus" Wayne State University press release, April 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Shawn Wright, "Harwell, Ghafari awarded Doctor of Laws degrees," The South End May 7 - 13, 2008, p. 3
  6. ^ Gray (2008), ibid. "Ghafari has been a loyal Republican donor, giving nearly $340,000 almost exclusively to GOP candidates and causes during the last 10 years."
  7. ^ Ismael Ahmed, "Michigan Arab Americans: A Case Study of Electoral and Non-Electoral Empowerment" in American Arabs and Political Participation, Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by the Division of United States Studies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, May 5, 2006, ed. Phillipa Strum. Accessed May 5, 2008. (2006): 48
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Thomas Bolling Robertson 		United States Ambassador to Slovenia
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