Hisham Melhem ( ar, هشام ملحم ''Hišām Melḥem'') is a Lebanese-American journalist, who serves currently as Washington bureau chief of

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News Channel and correspondent for ''

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'' newspaper.

Biography

Background

Melhem studied philosophy at

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, and after graduating in 1976 with his B.A., spent three years working on a doctorate in philosophy at

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Career

Melhem has reported for

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and ''

Al-Qabas ''Al-Qabas'' ( ar, القبس) (English language, English: ''the Firebrand'' or ''the Starbrand'') is an Arabic daily Kuwaiti newspaper and tabloid published by Dar Al Qabas Press Printing Publishing and Distribution Company in Kuwait City. Hi ...

'' and ''An-Nahar'' newspapers and has served as Washington bureau chief for '' As-Safir'' newspaper. He has also been the Washington bureau chief for

, and hosted their U.S.-Arab relations program, ''Across the Ocean'', for four years. He writes for others publications, appears on news programs, and speaks publicly. He is an expert for the

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He has appeared as a news commentator about Middle Eastern and other foreign policy areas on

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for nearly two decades.

Interviews

On January 26, 2009, Al Arabiya News Network was given the first official interview with the newly inaugurated President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

: Melhem conducted the interview. Major interviews to date include: * President

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* Secretary of State

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* Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage * Secretary of State

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* Secretary of Defense

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* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral

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* President

* Secretary of State

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Writings

* ''Dual Containment: The Demise of a Fallacy'' (1997)

References

External links

The Barbarians Within Our Gates
Politico Magazine, 18 September 2014
Hisham Melhem on The Lead with Jake Tapper, CNN
2 September 2013
Post-Arab Spring, Hisham Melhem fears 'Arab civilization has collapsed'
The Current,

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, 30 September 2014 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melhem, Hisham Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Lebanese journalists Villanova University alumni Georgetown University alumni