The Middle East Institute

Dr. Louay Bahry, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former Chair of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Qatar (2002-2004)
Previously served as a professor of political science at numerous universities in the US and abroad, including the University of Tennessee, Ohio State University, and the University of Baghdad
Written numerous articles and book reviews on topics such as Iraq, the Gulf, Saddam Hussein, and Arab media for such publications as The Middle East Journal, Middle East Insight, Middle East Policy, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Britannica Book of the Year
Author of numerous books, including The Baghdad Railway (1967), Principles of Political Science(1966), and International Cooperation and Organization in the Nineteenth Century (1964)

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Dr. Graeme Bannerman, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Founder of Bannerman Associates, an international consulting firm
Former staffer for Middle East and South Asia on US Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1979-1987),
Former Middle East analyst on US State Department Policy Planning Staff
Previously taught at several universities, including Georgetown University, the George Washington Univrsity, and the American University of Beirut
Has served as intenational observer of elections in Georgia, the Philippines, Haiti, Pakistan, West Bank/Gaza, Mongolia and Yemen

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Dr. Roby C. Barrett, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

President, C.COMM, Inc. (1993-present)
Senior Fellow, Joint Special Operations University (2008-present)
Lecturer, Air Force Special Operations School (2006 - present)
Fellow, Eisenhower Institute (2003-2004)
Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University - Commerce (1999 - present)
Corporate UP SAIC - Special Projects (1988-1993)
Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State (1978-1984)

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Dr Peter Bechtold, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Chairman Emeritus, Near East and North Africa Area Studies, Foreign Service Institute
Has taught graduate courses and seminars at the Foreign Service Institute, Georgetown, George Washington, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, and Oregon, as well as the Army, Naval, and Air War Colleges, and the National Defense University
Author of "Politics of Sudan" and numerous articles, book chapers and encyclopedia entries.

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Dr. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Founder and director of Middle Eastern Studies program at Syracuse University; also an associate professor of Political Science at the university
Editor of the "Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East" book series and Book Review editor for the "International Journal of Middle East Studies"
Served on the executive boards of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis and the International Society for Iranian Studies
Held fellowships at the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University
Author of numerous books and articles on Iranian society and politics, including "Iranian Intellectuals and the West: The Tormented Triumph of Nativism" (1996)

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Dr. John Calabrese, Book Review Editor, The Middle East Journal

Experience

Currently teaches US Foreign Policy at American University
Has previously held teaching positions in government and politics at Richmond College in Surrey, UK, the University of Kansas and Bowdoin College
Has published numerous articles in a variety of journals and has written two books: "China’s Changing Relations with the Middle East" (1991) and "Revolutionary Horizons: Regional Foreign Policy in post- Khomeini Iran"(1994)

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Amb. Wendy J. Chamberlin, President

Experience

Former Deputy High Commissioner for the UN Commissioner for Refugees (2004-2006) and Assistant Administrator of the Asia/Near East Division of USAID (2002-2004)
US Ambassador to Pakistan (2001-2002) and to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (1996-1999)
Other assignments included Director General of Global Affairs and Counter-terrorism at the National Security Council; Director of Press Operations for the State Department's Near East Bureau
Diplomatic assignments in Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan and Zaire

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Dr. Michael C. Dunn, Editor, The Middle East Journal

Experience

Editor, The Estimate, a biweekly newsletter of intelligence and analysis of the region
Professor and lecturer at numerous universities, including Georgetown University (1983-1991) and Utah State University (1976-1977)
Consulted for major oil companies and defense firms

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Amb. Wyche Fowler, Jr., Chairman, Board of Governors

Experience

US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1996-2001)
US Senator from Georgia (1987-1993 ); member of the Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Agriculture Committees
Member, US House of Representatives (1977-1987); member of the Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs Committees, the Committee of Intelligence, and the Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, and later president, of the Atlanta City Council
Practiced law in Atlanta for eight years prior to election

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Dr. Herman Franssen, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

President of International Energy Associates, Inc.
Served as Senior Economic Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman (1985-1996)
First senior Western advisor admitted to OPEC ministerial meetings (1986)
Provided biannual consultations on the crude oil market to the GCC Committee on Oil Markets
Served as Chief Economist to the International Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris
Director of the Office of International Market Analysis of the US Department of Energy (1978-1980)

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Dr. George Harris, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former Director, Office of Analysis, US State Department Bureau of Intelligence & Research (1979-1995)
Has taught at the George Washington University, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Research Fellow at Bilkent University, Ankara
Authored the book, "The Communists and the Kadro Movement: Shaping Ideology in Atatürk’s Turkey" (2002). He has also written numerous articles and contributed to books dealing with Turkey and US – Turkey relations.

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Dr. Syed F. Hasnat, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former Chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of the Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan (2000-2004)
Former Head of the Middle Eastern section of the Islamabad Institute of Strategic Studies; also served as a professor at the University of Jordan's Institute for Strategic Studies, researcher at the Universityh of Innsbruck (Austria), and as Course Coordinator for the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Served on the editorial boards of three research journals, including "Strategic Studies in Pakistan"
Author or co-author of numerous books and articles, including "Pakistan, Unresolved Issues of State and Society" (2008), "Security Problems of the Persian Gulf" (1988), "Security for the Weak Nations" (1987), and "The Sikh Question: From Constitutional Demands to Armed Conflict" (1985)

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Amb. Arthur H. Hughes, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Director-General, Egypt-Israel Multinational Force and Observers (1998-2004)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1994-1997)
US Ambassador to Yemen (1991-1994)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia (1989-1991)
Served in numerous posts with the US Foreign Service, including as Deputy Chief of Mission in Tel Aviv (1986-1989)

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Zubair Iqbal, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Held multiple postings at the International Monetary Fund (1972 - 2007), including policy development for the Middle East and Central Asia Department.
Lecturer in Economics at Government College in Lahore, Pakistan
Senior research fellow in the Department of Economics at Islamabad University

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Dr. Murhaf Jouejati, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Professor at the National Defense University’s NESA (Near East South Asia) Center for Strategic Studies. He is also adjunct Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University
Former Director of the Middle East Studies Program at GWU’s Elliott School of International Affairs
Political advisor to the European Commission delegation in Syria (1998-2000)
Consultant to Bureau of Arab States in New York (1994-1995) with the UNDP and served as National Program Officer in Syria (1993-1994)
Former Information Officer at US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (1981-1985)

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Joseph Kechichian, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

CEO of Kéchichian & Associates, LLC, a consulting partnership that provides analysis on the Arabian/Persian Gulf region.
Honorary Consul of the Sultanate of Oman in Los Angeles, California.
Syndicated columnist based at Gulf News in Dubai and at SOMA in Sulaymaniyyah, Iraq. Editor of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies.

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Allen L. Keiswetter, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Senior Advisor to US Delegation to the UN General Assembly (2003)
Advisor to US Mission on Middle East issues before Security Council and General Assembly (2003)
Former professor at the National War College (2001-2003)
Served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2000-2001), Director of Arabian Peninsula Affairs in the Near East Bureau (1998-2000), and Director of the Office of Intelligence Liaison in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1996-1998)
Director of Arabian Peninsula Affairs in the Near East Bureau of the US Department of State(1998 – 2000)
NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs (1993-1996)
Established and chaired Middle East Peace Process Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources at the US Department of State (1990-1993)
Served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Sana’a, and held various posts at US embassies in Khartoum, Baghdad, and Beirut

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Dr. Mohammed I. Khalil, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice (1962-1964), and Deputy Attorney General (1960-1962) in the Sudan
Former Speaker of the Sudan Constituent Assembly (1986-1988)
Specializes in development law; headed development appraisal missions to over thirty developing countries
Formerly Dean of Law at Khartoum University (Sudan) and Director of The Center for Islamic Legal Studies at Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria)
Author of numerous publications, including The Legal System of the Sudan (1971)

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Thomas W. Lippman, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Reporter and editor for The Washington Post (1966-1999, 2003); covered the war in Iraq for the Post (2003) and served as diplomatic, national security, and Middle East correspondent (based in Cairo)
Author of a number of books, including Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia (2004), Madeleine Albright and the New American Diplomacy (2000), Egypt After Nasser (1989), and Understanding Islam (1995)
Current research on history of US engagement in Saudi Arabia and US-Saudi relations
Member, Council on Foreign Relations

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Dr. Moshe Ma'oz, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former advisor on Arab-Israeli issues to former Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres; also advised Defense Minister Ezer Weizman and the Knesset Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
Director of the Harry S. Truman Institute of Peace at Hebrew University (1975-1978; 1992-1998); former Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies
Visiting scholar at a number of institutions, including the Middle East Institute, US Institute of Peace, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Brookings Institution, Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Harvard University
Holds the rank of Colonel in the Israeli Army
Author and editor of numerous books and articles, including The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Oslo and the Lessons of Failure, Jerusalem: Points of Friction and Beyond, Syria and Israel: From War to Peacemaking, and Palestinian Leadership on the West Bank

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Amb. David Mack, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs (1990-1993) and US Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1986-1989)
US diplomatic assignments included Iraq, Jordan, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Libya, and Tunisia
Consultant for numerous private US and Arab companies
Extensive experience and knowledge on Iraq, Libya and UAE, particularly the Iraqi Reconstruction effort and US-Libyan relations

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Dr. Mishkat Al Moumin, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Served as Minister of Environment in Iraqi Interim Government (2004-2005)
Professor at Baghdad University, College of Law (2001-2004)
Founded and served as Director of Women and Environment, an NGO that operates out of Iraq and also served as Director of Women's Issues at the Free Iraq Foundation in Baghdad
Member of the Iraqi Bar Association
Author of several articles pertaining to women, the environment and international law in Iraq

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Richard W. Murphy, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

President of Richard W. Murphy Associates (2004 - present)
Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East and South Asia (1983 - 1989)
U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, Syria, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia (1971 - 1983)
Diplomatic assignments in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan (1955 - 1968)

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Greg Myre, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Correspondent for New York Times in Jerusalem.
Previously reported for the Associated Press from Jerusalem, Islamabad, Moscow, Johannesburg.

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Amb. David G. Newton, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Director, Radio Free Iraq (1998-2004)
Special envoy for public diplomacy to the Middle East during the February-March 1998 Iraq crisis
US Ambassador to Yemen (1994-1997) and Iraq (1984-1988), where he was the first ambassador following the resumption of diplomatic relations
International Affairs Advisor and Chairman, Department of National Security Policy, National War College (1990-1993)
Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff during 1991 Gulf War
Numerous other positions with the US Foreign Service during his 36-year career, including Deputy Chief of Mission in Yemen and Syria, Political Counselor in Saudi Arabia, State Department Director for Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, and Near East Division Chief in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research

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Amb. Richard B. Parker, Scholar in Residence

Experience

Thirty years of experience in the Middle East, including as former US Ambassador to Algeria (1975-1977), Lebanon (1977-1978), and Morocco (1978-1979). Also served in Egypt, Israel and Jordan
Former editor of The Middle East Journal (1980-1987)
Taught at the University of Virginia, Lawrence University and SAIS Johns Hopkins
Author or editor of seven books relating to North Africa, modern diplomatic history of the Middle East, the Arab-Israel wars, Islamic art, our first hostage crisis and first war with Muslim states (Algiers and Tripoli), and most recently, Uncle Sam in Barbary (2004).
Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Diplomacy, and the Advisory Council on Near East Studies at Princeton University

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Trita Parsi, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Adjunct professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Advisor to Congressman Bob Ney (R-OH18) on Middle East issues
Co-founder and current President of the National Iranian American Council
Worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN in New York

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Dr. Ilan Peleg, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Charles A. Dana Professor of Government & Law at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, and a Professor of Israel Society at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College near Philadelphia.
Editor-in-Chief of Israel Studies Forum: An Interdisciplinary Journal (published by the Association for Israel Studies)
Past research affiliations include Harvard University, Oxford University (both St. Antony College and the Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies), Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Authored numerous books, including a political biography of Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a book on human rights in the West Bank & Gaza (recipient of the Choice Award for Excellent Scholarship, 1996), and most recently Democratizing the Hegemonic State: Political Transformation in the Age of Identity (Cambridge University Press, 2007)

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Aamir Rehman, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Formerly the Global Head of Strategy for HSBC Amanah
Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group (2004-2006)
Author of Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States (McGraw-Hill, 2007)

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Jacques E. Roussellier, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Specialist with the World Bank Group (2003-2005)
Served as spokesperson for United Nations peacekeeping operations in Western Sahara (1999-2001), where he was actively engaged in UN activities in the region and developed relationships with key constituencies
Political Affairs Officer with United Nations peacekeeping operations in Tajikistan and the Central African Republic (1997-1999)
Human Rights Advisor for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1992-1997)
Author of several articles, including “Quicksand in the Western Sahara? From Referendum Stalemate to Negotiated Solution”

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Dr. Andrea Rugh, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Technical advisor on education projects in Africa and the Middle East, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen
Over 30 years of residence and work abroad
Published technical reports and research on development projects in conjunction with UNICEF and USAID
Author of notable works including, Within the Circle: Parents and Children in an Arab Village (1997) and Daughters of Damascus (1994)

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Amb. William Rugh, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former President and CEO of America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc (AMIDEAST) (1995-2003)
Served as Ambassador to Yemen (1984-1986) and the UAE (1992-1995). Also held posts in Beirut, Cairo, Jeddah, Riyadh, and Damascus
Received the UAE Medal of Independence, First Class, from President Shaikh Zayed al Nahyan (1995)
Trustee of the American University in Cairo, Advisory committee member for the American University of Sharjah and the UAE Higher Colleges of Technology
Author of American Encounters with Arabs: The 'Soft Power' of Public Diplomacy in the Middle East (2005), Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics (2004), The Arab Press (1979), and numerous articles and op-ed pieces on Middle Eastern subjects

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Paul Scham, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Scholar at the George Washington University (2002-2005)
Research Fellow and Research Development Coordinator at the Truman Institute for Peace of Hebrew University (1996-2002)
Active in Israeli-Palestinian civil society cooperation initiatives
Washington Representative of Americans for Peace Now (1989-1990)
Special Assistant to the General Counsel, US Department of Education (1988-1989)
Senior editor of Shared History: A Palestinian-Israeli Dialogue (2005)

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S. Abdallah Schleifer, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Former Washington Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya (2006)
Professor Emeritus of journalism and mass communications at the American University in Cairo
Former Director of Adham Center for Electronic Journalism at American University in Cairo
Authored "The Fall of Jerusalem" (1972) an eye witness account of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War

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Amb. Michael Sterner, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Partner of The IRC Group, a Washington-based international consulting firm
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (1977-1981)
Participated in negotiations leading up to Camp David, in the Egypt-Israel peace treaty negotiations, and in the talks to establish autonomy for the West Bank and Gaza; led US negotiating team that established a multinational peacekeeping force in Sinai
Ambassador to United Arab Emirates (1974-1976)
Member of the US delegation to the Geneva Middle East Peace Conference (1973)
Director of Egyptian Affairs at the US Department of State (1970); also served on the Arabian Peninsula and Arab-Israeli desks in Washington and held foreign assignments in Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt
Government relations representative for the Arabian American Oil Company in Saudi Arabia (1951-53)

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Dr. Frank Tachau, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Former Chairman of the Political Science Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Visiting professor at several universities including Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey The Hebrew University in Jersualem, and the University of Chicago
Associate member at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago
Authored and co-authored several books on Middle East politics and Turkey, including Turkey: The Politics of Authority, Democracy, and Development (1984), and Political Parties of the Middle East (1994)

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Alex Vatanka, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

US Security Editor, Jane’s Information Group (Washington D.C.): managing editor of Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst and Jane’s Intelligence Digest (2006–present)
Political risk analyst at Jane’s Information Group (London) (2001 to 2006)
Adjunct lecturer at the US Air Force Special Operations School

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Amb. Edward S. Walker, Jr., Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Professor of Global Politics at Hamilton College
President of Middle East Institute, 2001-August 2006
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1999-2001)
US Ambassador to Israel (1997-1999), Egypt (1994-1997), and the United Arab Emirates (1989-1992), and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1992-1993)
Served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Saudi Arabia and in political, economic and training functions in Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia
Developed the Economic Reform program for Egypt with the Vice President’s office while serving as US Ambassador to Egypt
Managed the build-up of US forces in the United Arab Emirates and directed coordination with the UAE armed forces duringthe 1991 Gulf war
Negotiated the Western Sahara issue with the Moroccan King and Algerian President in coordination with former Secretary of State James Baker

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Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum, Scholar-in-Residence

Experience

Former Afghanistan and Pakistan Analyst at the Bureau of Intelligence Research at the US Department of State (1999-2003)
Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois; served as Director of the Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (1996-1997); held Fulbright Research Fellowships for Afghanistan (1989-90) and Egypt (1981-1982)
Author of numerous books, chapters, and articles, including "Human Rights, Culture and Politics in Northern Tier Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan" (2003) and Pakistan and Afghanistan: Resistance and Reconstruction (1994)

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Wayne White, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Deputy Director of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research's Office of Analysis for the Near East and South Asia (INR/NESA) and senior regional analyst (2002-2005)
Principal Iraq analyst and head of INR/NESA's Iraq team (2003-2005)
Chief of INR's Maghreb, Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq division and State Department representative to NATO Middle East working groups (1990-2002)
Served as briefer on Iran and Iraq for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and Jordanian cabinet-level officials (1981-1986), Political Officer at the US Interests Section in Baghdad (1983) and US Sinai Field Mission peacekeeper (1978-1979)
Currently a Policy Expert with Washington's Middle East Policy Council

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Amb. Philip Wilcox, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace
Former US diplomat who served as US Consul General, Jerusalem. He also served at US embassies in Laos, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Served as Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Management, Deputy Director for UN Political Affairs in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, and in the Bureau for Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs as Director for Regional Affairs, Director for Israeli and Arab-Israeli Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs. He also served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and as Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Counter Terrorism
Recipient of the Department of State’s Meritorious, Superior, and Presidential Honor Awards

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Molly Williamson, Adjunct Scholar

Experience

Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Energy (2005-2008)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Middle East, South Asia, Oceania and Africa (1999-2004)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations (1996 to 1999)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia from (1993 to 1995)
Chief of Mission and Consul General in Jerusalem during the Madrid Peace process (1991-1993)
Numerous postings in the Middle East and the United Nations, achieving the rank of Career Minister in the Foreign Service

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