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Vice President and Director

Martin S. Indyk

Martin S. Indyk

Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy

Martin Indyk is vice president and director of the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings. He previously served twice as U.S. ambassador to Israel (1995-97, 2000-01), as assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs, and as special assistant to President Bill Clinton and senior director for Near East and South Asia at the National Security Council. He was the founding director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings.  His latest book is Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peacemaking Diplomacy in the Middle East. His current research focuses on American foreign policy, as well as Middle Eastern affairs.



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

"There is a crisis in U.S. policy in the Middle East — and it’s not about Libya. For weeks, the Obama administration has been preoccupied with averting a humanitarian catastrophe in North Africa. But on the other side of the region, in the oil-rich Arabian Peninsula, a matter of vital, strategic importance awaits the urgent attention of policymakers."


Participating in These Upcoming Events

Save to My PortfolioMeet the Press at Brookings: The Egypt Revolution One Year OnFebruary 08, 2012The Brookings Institution

Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioProspects for Democracy in EgyptJanuary 23, 2012Foreign Policy Trip Reports
Save to My PortfolioObama’s Belated Syria Hard LineAugust 18, 2011The Daily Beast
Save to My PortfolioThe View from Jerusalem and RamallahJuly 14, 2011Foreign Policy Trip Reports
Save to My PortfolioBin Laden Peace Dividend for Middle East?May 03, 2011Council on Foreign Relations
Save to My PortfolioHow We're Doing Compared to the Rest of the WorldFebruary 13, 2011The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: A New EgyptFebruary 11, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioIsrael's Reaction to the Uprising in EgyptFebruary 07, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioIn Egypt, the Time Has Come for Mubarak to GoJanuary 29, 2011Meet the Press
Save to My PortfolioLeaked Papers Reveal Palestinian Concessions in Peace TalksJanuary 24, 2011Independent Television Network (ITN)
Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: Remembering Richard HolbrookeDecember 14, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe Way Out of the Middle Eastern MorassDecember 09, 2010Financial Times
Save to My PortfolioPrime Minister Netanyahu Emboldened After Midterm ElectionsNovember 11, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioFor Once, Hope in the Middle EastAugust 26, 2010The New York Times
Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: The Middle East Peace ProcessJuly 28, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioNew Attitudes in Jerusalem and RamallahJuly 12, 2010Foreign Policy Trip Reports
Save to My PortfolioThe United States Nudging Israel ForwardJuly 07, 2010The Daily Beast

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