FORA.tv Speaker - Michele Dunne

Michele Dunne is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of the online journal, the Arab Reform Bulletin.

A former specialist on Middle East affairs at the U.S. Department of State and White House, she served in assignments including the National Security Council staff, the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, and the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

Her research interests include Arab politics, political and economic reform, and U.S. policies in the Middle East. She holds a Ph.D. in Arabic language and literature from Georgetown University, where she is an adjunct professor of Arab Studies.