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Beirut Office

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Heinrich Böll Stiftung / Heinrich Böll Foundation
Regional Office Middle East

Physical and Postal Address:

266, rue Gouraud, Gemmayzeh
Beirut
P.O.Box: 175 510

Tel. +961-1-562926
Fax. +961-1-562978
Email: info(a)lb.boell.org
http://lb.boell.org

Staff:

Dr. Bente Scheller
Director (ext 12)
bente.scheller(a)lb.boell.org

Mr. Haid Haid
Program Manager (ext 17)
haid.haid(a)lb.boell.org

Ms. Jenan Amin
Program Manager (ext 14)
jenan.amin(a)lb.boell.org

Ms. Farah Awada
Program Manager / EU (ext 15)
farah.awada(a)lb.boell.org

Ms. Corinne Deek
Finance Coordinator & Program Manager (ext 16)
corinne.deek(a)lb.boell.org

Ms. Soha Boutanios
Bookkeeper
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Ms. Hiba Haidar
Office, PR & Organizational Manager (ext 11)
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Mr. Rachad Chamoun
Webmaster
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