Tamara Cofman Wittes
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Tamara Cofman Wittes is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the United States Department of State
. Wittes has written about democratic reform in the Arab world and about the Arab-Israeli conflict.
in late 2003 and was a research fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy
until 2007. Until late 2009, she was a senior fellow at Brookings. She has also worked at the United States Institute of Peace
and the Middle East Institute
. She received her Ph.D. (2000) and MA (1995) from Georgetown University
and her BA (1991) from Oberlin College
. Her dissertation mentor at Georgetown was Professor Christopher C. Joyner
.
She is married to Benjamin Wittes
.
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
. Wittes has written about democratic reform in the Arab world and about the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Biography
Wittes started at the Brookings InstitutionBrookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
in late 2003 and was a research fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Saban Center for Middle East Policy
The Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a center within the Brookings Institution focused on the United States' involvement in the Middle East...
until 2007. Until late 2009, she was a senior fellow at Brookings. She has also worked at the United States Institute of Peace
United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace was created by Congress as a non-partisan, federal institution that works to prevent or end violent conflict around the world...
and the Middle East Institute
Middle East Institute
The Middle East Institute is a non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, DC. Founded in 1946, MEI is the oldest institution in Washington dedicated exclusively to the study of the Middle East. Its founder, architect and philanthropist George Camp Keiser, assembled a team of...
. She received her Ph.D. (2000) and MA (1995) from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
and her BA (1991) from Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
. Her dissertation mentor at Georgetown was Professor Christopher C. Joyner
Christopher C. Joyner
Christopher C. [Clayton] Joyner was and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. With Anthony Clark Arend, he founded the Institute for International Law and Politics, which he directed.Dr...
.
She is married to Benjamin Wittes
Benjamin Wittes
Benjamin Wittes is a fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he is Research Director in Public Law. Wittes is also a member of the Hoover Institution's Task Force on National Security and Law...
.
Selected publications
- Freedom’s Unsteady March: The American Role in Building Arab Democracy (Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 2008)
- How Israelis and Palestinians Negotiate: A Cross Cultural Analysis of the Oslo Peace Process (editor & contributor) (Washington: US Institute of Peace Press, 2005)