Michele Dunne

Michele Dunne directs the Middle East program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries as well as U.S. policies in the region. A career-long Middle East specialist, she spent nearly 20 years at the U.S. Department of State, including assignments at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, and on the National Security Council staff. She holds a Ph.D. in Arabic language from Georgetown University.