Amal Clooney is not a United States citizen, however, she holds dual Lebanese and British citizenship. As of 2023, Amal Clooney remains the co-president of the Clooney Foundation for Justice. She co-founded the foundation with her husband George Clooney in 2016.
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Amal Clooney is a Lebanese-British Adjunct Professor and barrister. She is a practicing barrister at Doughty Street Chambers.

Amal Clooney is currently leading the international counsel team acting for Filipino journalist and CEO of the news website Rappler, Maria Ressa.
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Amal Clooney is representing a group of Iraqi victims from the Yazidi community seeking accountability for genocide and other crimes perpetrated by ISIS, including Nobel Peace Prize Laurette, Nadia Murad.
Amal Clooney was admitted to the bar in New York in 2002 and called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2010. Clooney is qualified to practice law in the United States, England, and Wales.
As a barrister, Amal Clooney practiced at international courts in The Hague, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.


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