ations ▁to ▁the ▁A ET ▁are ▁not ▁tax ▁ded uct ible . ▁The ▁A ET ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁publishing ▁the ▁Washington ▁Report ▁on ▁Middle ▁East ▁Affairs ▁(" The ▁Washington ▁Report ") ▁or ▁(" WR ME A "). ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁A ET ' s ▁found ers ▁included ▁Edward ▁F irth ▁Hend erson , ▁the ▁A ET ' s ▁first ▁chairman , ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁British ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Q atar ; ▁Andrew ▁Kill g ore , ▁A ET ' s ▁first ▁president , ▁who ▁was ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ; ▁and ▁Richard ▁Curt iss , ▁A ET ' s ▁first ▁executive ▁director , ▁who ▁was ▁chief ▁inspect or ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Information ▁Agency ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁A ET ' s ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁Committee ▁has ▁included ▁former ▁U . S . ▁amb ass adors , ▁government ▁officials , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁including ▁the ▁late ▁Democratic ▁Senator ▁J . ▁William ▁Ful br ight , ▁and ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁Charles ▁Per cy , ▁both ▁former ▁chair men ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁Committee , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁and ▁advis ory ▁comm itte es ▁" rece ive ▁no ▁fe es ▁for ▁their ▁services ." ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Report ' s ▁" non pro fit ▁wing ▁has ▁don ated ▁