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Yousif Boutrous Ghafari (sometimes Youssef B. Ghafari born September 27 [1952) American businessman of Lebanese birth owner of architectural firm Ghafari Associates LLC former United States Ambassador to Slovenia. During the Senate confirmation hearings then-Senator Barack Obama called Ghafari an immigrant who has truly lived the American dream.Born in Alma El-Chaab Lebanon in a home with no electricity phone or running water Ghafari moved to the United States in 1972.