Independent Consultant, National Security Affairs
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Independent Consultant, National Security Affairs
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Middle East/Strategic Planning Expert
Foreign policy professional with over 20 years of diplomatic experience
in the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department
•Expertise in regional military, counterterrorism, and political issues, as well as intelligence analysis and policy development on Iran, Iraq, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
•Experienced in representing the United States overseas and to foreign embassies in Washington.
•Outstanding skills in oral briefing, written communication, and public speaking.
•Comprehensive knowledge of the internal workings of the foreign affairs agencies and the interagency process; extensive network of Washington contacts.
•Intermediate-level Arabic and German. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
(Government Administration industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
-- Delivered consulting products to established firms on U.S. foreign policy, conditions in the Middle East, and the persistence of authoritarianism in petrochemical autocracies.
-- Authored “The Role of Iraq in the Middle East: Threats to its Sovereignty, Prospects for its Future,” published online by the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, College of William and Mary, April 2009.
(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)
September 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Masters , Arab Studies , 1979 — 1981