Amar most recently served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations where he worked on global health, Muslim outreach, and development. Prior to this position, Amar created "How the World Sees America," an online report for The Washington Post and Newsweek, consisting of over a hundred text and video pieces about how America affects ordinary lives in a dozen countries. The project was featured on international media outlets. Amar also reported on race and local politics for The Washington Post during the 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign.
Before launching "How the World Sees America," Amar worked with David Ignatius and Fareed Zakaria as the first editor of PostGlobal, an international affairs forum. Amar is also the founder of Aina Arts, a nonprofit organization connecting local artisans with schools in the developing world, and was the associate managing editor of the Oxford International Review. He graduated from Harvard as the first joint concentrator in Social Studies (political theory) and Visual & Environmental Studies (documentary video), writing his thesis on media propaganda in Zimbabwe.
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