Kattouf graduated from the
Pennsylvania State University in 1968. He served in the
United States Army, attaining the rank of captain. He joined the
Foreign Service in 1972. In 1982–83, he was a
Department of State fellow at
Princeton University. He was
Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 1999 to 2001. He was
Ambassador to Syria from 2002 to 2003. He was President and CEO of
Amideast, beginning on September 2, 2003. He retired in June 2022. On June 23, 2024, his son Paul was killed in road-rage incident. ==References==