Gabriel Issa

Gabriel Naoum Issa (born 15 March 1957) is a Lebanese-American businessman, politician and diplomat previously serving as Lebanon ambassador to the United States.

Early life and education Issa was born in Lebanon and he is a Maronite Christian. In 1975, Issa immigrated to the United States at the age of 18 and settled in Detroit among large Lebanese-American community. He was educated at the Detroit Institute of Technology where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering in 1980.

Career While still studying Civil Engineering, Issa established two businesses, AAA Language Services and Interotext Translation Services based in Bloomfield in March 1978. The company translated General Motors car manual from English to other foreign languages. He later founded other businesses including AAA International Group incorporated in May 1997, and Joules International registered in January 2009. succeeding Antoine Chedid who served from 2007 to 2016.