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Domain Name: AMERICAN.EDU
Registrant:
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-8019
USA
Administrative Contact:
General Counsel
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20016
USA
+1.2028853292
[email protected]
Technical Contact:
Office of Information Technology
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue
Office of Information Technology
Washington, DC 20016
USA
+1.2028853998
[email protected]
Name Servers:
NS03.AMERICAN.EDU
NS01.AMERICAN.EDU
NS02.AMERICAN.EDU
Domain record activated:    03-Jun-1991
Domain record last updated: 02-Jun-2026
Domain expires:             31-Jul-2027
        

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