Indian-American Rashad Hussain appointed US Special Envoy and Coordinator

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Indian-American Rashad Hussain appointed US Special Envoy and Coordinator

Rashad Hussain (37), an Indian-American has been appointed Special Envoy and Coordinator for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications to expand global engagement and partnerships of the US to counter violent extremism.

Rashad was currently serving as the Special Envoy of the US to Organisation for Islamic Countries (OIC). Hussain also served as Deputy Associate Counsel to US President Barack Obama, focusing on national security, new media, and science and technology issues before his role in OIC. In another previous role as Director for Global Engagement at the National Security Council (NSC) and as a Special Assistant US Attorney in Washington he prosecuted criminal cases.

In 2009, Hussain worked with the NSC in developing and pursuing the New Beginning that Obama outlined in Egypt. Before joining the White House, he was a member of the legal staff for the Presidential Transition Team.

Hussain received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where he served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. & He also earned his Master’s degrees in Public Administration (Kennedy School of Government) and Arabic and Islamic Studies from Harvard University.

Upon graduation, he served as a Law Clerk to Damon J Keith on the US Court of Appeals. He also served as a Trial Attorney at the US Department of Justice. Earlier in his career, he was a legislative assistant on the House Judiciary Committee, where he focused on national security-related issues.

Hussain, son of Indian immigrants from Bihar, is a Hafiz of the holy Quran. Hafiz is a term used for someone who has completely memorised the Quran.