Senior Political and Media Professional with thirty years of experience in consulting and journalism:- Advised commercial, governmental and academic entities and engaged by premiere international media organizations with a focus on television, radio, electronic and print.- Expertise in strategic geopolitical and economic issues with a keen and thorough understanding of Middle Eastern affairs. - Proven track record of leveraging a wide network of high level relationships to access reliable and credible information in order to generate incisive and lucid reports and analyses on complex matters.- Consistently able to develop rapport and trust with new sources and contacts that reflect diverse and emergent views in the face of rapidly changing conditions and developments- Arranging international conferences about different subjects relating to Democracy, Political Islam and Middle East North Africa Policies.Specialties: •Provided consultancy to commercial and official entities in the US, Europe and the Middle East re the Middle East peace process, Sudan, Iraq, Iran and terrorism.• Arranged and conducted interviews with major figures including heads of state, other major political and diplomatic leaders •Wrote numerous pieces on current affairs.•Appeared numerous times on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC and other international outlets.