Foreign Policy Classroom with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

with Deputy Assistant Secretary Amr Hady

Hady Amr currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel and Palestinian Affairs at the Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. He previously served at the State Department from 2013-2017 on Secretary of State John Kerry’s team working on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. From 2010-2013, he served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) where he helped coordinate numerous assistance programs across the region during the Arab uprisings. He also previously held positions at the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. During his career, he worked for or advised various international organizations including the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. Most recently he was a scholar with both the Brookings Institution and the Center for a New American Security where he focused on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and on human development in the region. He earned a Master’s degree in economics and international affairs from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Tufts University

Careers Discussion

 A Recruiter will speak to participants about career and student opportunities with the Department of State after the policy discussion.  We invite you to stay for this session and ask any questions you may have.