| Joseph Ghougassian | |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Qatar |
| Term Start: | December 29, 1985 |
| Term End: | June 30, 1989 |
| Predecessor: | Charles Franklin Dunbar |
| Successor: | Mark Gregory Hambley |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Pontifical Gregorian University UCLouvain (PhD) University of San Diego (JD, MA) |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
Joseph Ghougassian (born 1944) is a former American ambassador to Qatar (1985-1989).[1] He was the first naturalized United States citizen from the Middle East to become a U.S. Ambassador.[2]
Ghougassian received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Gregorian University in Rome, a PhD in philosophy from the University of Louvain, Belgium and a JD and an MA in international relations from the University of San Diego.
He founded the American School of Doha.[3]