Established in 1997, The American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center is a registered 501©3 non-profit organization in the U.S. By Knesset decree, operational costs of the Yitzhak Rabin Center are in-part funded by the State of Israel; however, the construction of the Center and funding of its activities requires private financing. The American Friends was established with the objective of supporting the building and activities of the Center. The organization consists of an Advisory and a Governing Board, comprised of key figures in both the Jewish community and American political arena.

Officers
Stuart W. Davidson, Chair
James R. Tanenbaum, President
Amb. Ned L. Siegel, Vice President
Barbara J. Easterling, Treasurer
Jim Gerstein, Secretary
Diane Bernstein, Chair Emeritus

Governing Board
Diane Bernstein
Etta Brandman
Martin Bresler
Stuart W. Davidson
Barbara J. Easterling
Sara Ehrman
Hon. Jay Footlik
Jim Gerstein
David Hoffa
Isabel Maxwell
Amb. Ned L. Siegel
Stephanie M. Siegel
James R. Tanenbaum
Toni G. Verstandig
Randi Weingarten

Advisory Board
Hon. Madeleine K. Albright
Hon. James A. Baker III
Lester Crown
Hon. Martin Indyk
Hon. Henry A. Kissinger
Hon. Dennis Ross
Gil Shiva

Labor Advisory Board
Morton Bahr
Barbara J. Easterling
James P. Hoffa
Edward J. McElroy
Terry O’Sullivan
Cecil E. Roberts
Randi Weingarten

Jeannie Gerzon, National Director of Development
Vicki Weiner, Director of Operations

For more information on the American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center please visit: http://www.friendsofrabin.org/