He was born in New York City to an Arab Palestinian Christian family. His father, George Khouri, a Nazarene journalist in what was the British mandate of Palestine, had traveled with his wife to New York in 1947 to cover the United Nations (UN) debates about the future of Palestine. His family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth.[1] He is also a highly regarded public speaker.[2] After attending secondary school at the International School of Geneva in Switzerland Rami Khouri returned to the US to complete his education.[3] Khouri has served for many years as the chief umpire for Little League Baseball in Jordan.[4]