Middle East Institute

Middle East Institute
AbbreviationMEI
Formation1946
TypePublic Policy Think Tank
Headquarters1763 N St. NW (Washington, D.C.)
Location
President
Susan E. Saxton
Budget$4.1 million (2015)
Websitewww.mei.edu

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946. It seeks to "increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United States citizens and promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas."