Expertise
Arab-Israeli conflict; Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf; Algeria, Libya, and North Africa
Background
Past Positions
Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy; U.S. Ambassador to Israel (1995-97, 2000-01); Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State (1997-2000); Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (1993-95); Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy;Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Education
Ph.D., Australian National University, 1977; B.Econ., University of Sydney, 1972
"The [Cairo] speech represented a dramatic and persuasive American manifesto for a new relationship with the Muslim world. President Obama stood his ground on American values and interests but presented them in a package that should be attractive to his Muslim audience."