Contributor to Foreignpolicy.com, Al-Jazeera, Voice of America and other news outlets, focusing on Iran, Arab political developments, the Arab-Israeli dispute and nuclear proliferation. Public speaker and commentator on foreign news and U.S. foreign policy.

In charge of writing columns about U.S. policy toward the Middle East and soliciting articles from regional experts

Recently admitted to the board of this excellent institution which provides subsidized housing and other services to 90 foreign graduate students and interns each year.

coordinator of an influential Iran task force, author of Iran issue briefs and organizer of multiple events involving Iran in all its dimensions

Responsible for all foreign and national security coverage, including special sections on rape as a tool of war in the Congo and the 20th anniversary of the end of the Cold War as well as numerous exclusives on Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other key topics. Managed a staff of six full-time and more than 20 part-time editors and writers; responsible for a travel/stringer budget of $200,000 a year.

Recipient of a coveted fellowship and author of a research paper on Iran’s rising regional profile: “Mullahs, Money and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East.”

Covered foreign news including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. policy toward “rogue” states and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Accompanied three secretaries of state on their official travels and was the first U.S. newspaper reporter to interview Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the first to cover first-hand North Korea’s famine of the mid-1990s. Also broke the story of North Korea’s admission of a secret uranium enrichment program and of U.S.-Iran talks in Europe.

Washington special correspondent (1989-96). Covered foreign policy issues including 1991-93 Middle East peace talks.Middle East correspondent (1985-89). From a Cairo base, traveled widely, covering the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. bombing of Libya, the evolution of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism.Beijing/Tokyo correspondent (1982-85). Covered China’s opening to the West and pioneering economic reforms; trade and other disputes between Japan and the U.S. and political developments in South Korea.

Editor/writer on the Week in Review with responsibility for originating, assigning and editing stories from foreign correspondents. Also wrote analyses of the week’s top news and pieces for other sections of the newspaper.

Reporter (1973-75) on the New York City desk covering a wide range of metro stories. Editor (1975-76) on the foreign desk.