Guide to Specialists

Noor Kirdar
Senior Program Officer, Education and Training Center/International

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Phone: (202) 429-1988

E-mail: nkirdar@usip.org

Languages: Arabic, Turkish, Spanish

Noor Kirdar is a senior program officer in the Institute’s Education and Training Center/International, where she manages and coordinates live and online trainings. Her training workshops focus on developing negotiation, mediation, and cross-cultural communication skills. She also oversees workshops that are integrated with SENSE simulation for government officials, including senior Iraqi officials, and military and international organizations. In addition, Kirdar works on the design and content of the distance learning program—a series of online courses in English, Arabic, and other languages.

Before joining the Institute, she taught design and graphics at New York University and worked as a freelance designer and compositor on various documentaries, movies, and television programs. She also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she organized and coordinated the Annual Central Banking Seminar for foreign dignitaries.

Kirdar holds a B.S. in international relations and a certificate in Arab studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She earned an A.A.S. in graphic design and an M.F.A. in design and technology from Parsons School of Design.