The Middle East Media Research Institute Welcomes Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr To Its Board Of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is honored to welcome former U.S. Attorney General William Barr to its Board of Directors. He is one of only two people in U.S. history to serve twice in this role: as 77th Attorney General (1991-1993) under President George H. W. Bush, and as 85th Attorney General (2019-2020) under President Donald Trump.
Under President George H. W. Bush, he served first as Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel from 1989 to 1990; then as Deputy Attorney General from 1990 to 1991; and subsequently as the 77th Attorney General of the United States from 1991 to 1993. While serving at the Department, he was responsible for establishing new enforcement policies in a number of areas, including financial institutions, civil rights, and antitrust merger guidelines.
Former Attorney General Barr received his A.B. and M.A. from Columbia University in government and Chinese studies, after which he served in the CIA from 1973 to 1977. He attended law school while working at the CIA, receiving his J.D. with highest honors from George Washington University Law School in 1977. After clerking for Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, he joined the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge as an associate. He left the firm to work in the White House under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1983 on the domestic policy staff, then returned to the law firm and became a partner in 1985.
The Chairman of the MEMRI Board of Directors, Oliver "Buck" Revell, stated: "I am delighted to have Bill Barr join our Board of Directors, with his background as the U.S. Attorney General and his knowledge, experience, and demonstrated abilities. He will make a significant contribution to MEMRI, and its Mission."
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, also a MEMRI Board of Directors member, commented: "I am deeply gratified that Bill Barr has agreed to join our Board. His broad experience, proven judgment, and deep understanding of public issues will help guide MEMRI and enhance the authority of its work product."
The MEMRI Board of Directors and Board of Advisors include distinguished figures from government, media, law, and academia from around the world. Among them are former prime ministers, attorneys-generals, justice ministers, legal and counterterrorism experts, senior military officers and diplomats, and recipients of the most prestigious awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal. Members of the MEMRI Board of Advisors are bipartisan and have honorably served Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.
ABOUT MEMRI
Exploring the Middle East and South Asia through their media, MEMRI bridges the language gap between the West and the Middle East and South Asia, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and other media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends.
Founded in February 1998 to inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East, MEMRI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization.
MEMRI – Middle East Media Research Institute: www.memri.org
MEMRI TV – www.memri.org/tv
Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) – www.memri.org/jttm
Cyber & Jihad Lab (CJL) – www.memri.org/cjlab
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Contact Information:
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media@memri.org
202-955-9070
www.memri.org
Under President George H. W. Bush, he served first as Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel from 1989 to 1990; then as Deputy Attorney General from 1990 to 1991; and subsequently as the 77th Attorney General of the United States from 1991 to 1993. While serving at the Department, he was responsible for establishing new enforcement policies in a number of areas, including financial institutions, civil rights, and antitrust merger guidelines.
Former Attorney General Barr received his A.B. and M.A. from Columbia University in government and Chinese studies, after which he served in the CIA from 1973 to 1977. He attended law school while working at the CIA, receiving his J.D. with highest honors from George Washington University Law School in 1977. After clerking for Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, he joined the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge as an associate. He left the firm to work in the White House under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1983 on the domestic policy staff, then returned to the law firm and became a partner in 1985.
The Chairman of the MEMRI Board of Directors, Oliver "Buck" Revell, stated: "I am delighted to have Bill Barr join our Board of Directors, with his background as the U.S. Attorney General and his knowledge, experience, and demonstrated abilities. He will make a significant contribution to MEMRI, and its Mission."
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, also a MEMRI Board of Directors member, commented: "I am deeply gratified that Bill Barr has agreed to join our Board. His broad experience, proven judgment, and deep understanding of public issues will help guide MEMRI and enhance the authority of its work product."
The MEMRI Board of Directors and Board of Advisors include distinguished figures from government, media, law, and academia from around the world. Among them are former prime ministers, attorneys-generals, justice ministers, legal and counterterrorism experts, senior military officers and diplomats, and recipients of the most prestigious awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal. Members of the MEMRI Board of Advisors are bipartisan and have honorably served Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.
ABOUT MEMRI
Exploring the Middle East and South Asia through their media, MEMRI bridges the language gap between the West and the Middle East and South Asia, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and other media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends.
Founded in February 1998 to inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East, MEMRI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization.
MEMRI – Middle East Media Research Institute: www.memri.org
MEMRI TV – www.memri.org/tv
Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) – www.memri.org/jttm
Cyber & Jihad Lab (CJL) – www.memri.org/cjlab
MEMRI Twitter: https://twitter.com/memrireports/
MEMRI YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59Cpk70K2TwdmApJOTuW9g/videos
MEMRI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/memrireports/
Contact Information:
MEMRI
media@memri.org
202-955-9070
www.memri.org
Kendra Heideman
Middle East Media Research Institute
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