Hisham Melhem
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Hisham Melhem | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Villanova University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Years active | mid-1980s to present |
| Employer(s) | Al Arabiya News Channel, An-Nahar |
| Known for | journalism, foreign policy analysis |
| Television | Al Arabiya News Channel |
Hisham Melhem (Arabic: هشام ملحم Hišām Melḥem) is a Lebanese-American journalist who currently serves as Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News Channel and as a correspondent for An-Nahar newspaper.[1]
Background
Melhem studied philosophy at Villanova University, and after graduating in 1976 with his B.A., spent three years working on a doctorate in philosophy at Georgetown University.[2]
Career
Melhem has reported for Radio Monte Carlo and Al-Qabas and An-Nahar newspapers and has served as Washington bureau chief for As-Safir newspaper.[2]
He has also been the Washington bureau chief for Al Arabiya, and hosted their U.S.-Arab relations program, Across the Ocean, for four years.[2][3][1]
He writes for others publications, appears on news programs, and speaks publicly.[4][5][6] He is an expert for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars[7][8][9] He has appeared as a news commentator about Middle Eastern and other foreign policy areas on PBS NewsHour for nearly two decades.[10][11]
Interviews
On 26 January 2009, Al Arabiya News Network was given the first official interview with the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama: Melhem conducted the interview.[12][13]
Major interviews to date include:
- President George W. Bush
- Secretary of State Colin Powell[14][15]
- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage[16]
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice[17][18][19]
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen
- President Barack Obama
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton[20][21]
