Peter Lems is the program director for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran at the American Friends Service Committee. In December of 2008 he went to Afghanistan to visit with AFSC staff, contribute to a conflict assessment, and help design the organizations program work for the coming year. In November of 2007 he was on an assessment visit to Syria, and has led several delegations of Quakers to Iraq in June 2002 and April of 1999.

Peter designs, coordinates, and implements educational and advocacy campaigns around Iraq, Afghanistan and U.S. foreign policy. Since 1988, he has worked for a variety of organizations focused on the Arab world, including the Palestine Human Rights Campaign, the Palestine Human Rights Information Center - International, and the Association of Arab-American University Graduates.

He is a graduate of Earlham College majoring in history and peace & global studies.

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