Education
1993 Doctor of Philosophy in Political
Science, George Washington University
Washington, D.C. Major field of
study: Comparative Politics; Minor
field of study: International
Relations. QPI: 4.0
1979 Masters in Public
Administration, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
1975 Bachelor of Science in
Foreign Service, Edmund A. Walsh School of
Foreign Service, Georgetown
University, Washington, D.C.
Areas of Teaching Expertise: Terrorism,
National Security Strategy, Middle East Politics,
Issues in Intelligence, Comparative Politics,
International Relations, American Politics, European
and Eurasian Politics, Political Risk Analysis
Teaching Experience
2003-Present Department of Political
Science, University of
California-San Diego
Create and teach
courses to upper class and graduate students in
“Comparative Foreign Politics” and “The Politics of the
Middle
East and South Asia”
2003-Present School of Public Policy,
Pepperdine University
Create and teach an
upperclass seminar “U.S. Foreign Policy in the
Middle East”
2002-Present Department of Political Science
and International Relations,
University of San Diego
Create and teach courses to upperclass and graduate
students on
“Politics in the Middle East,” “Politics in South Asia”,
and
“International Political Economics”
1991-1993 Director of Middle
East Studies, Department of National
Security and Strategy,
U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa.
Taught “National
Security and Strategy” to classes of 16
senior U.S. and allied
military officers, and Department of
Defense civilians
Led the creation and
review of a National Security Strategy
in the Capstone
exercise
Taught and arranged
guest speakers for an introductory
course in the Middle
East
Coordinated a monthly
speaker program for students and
the command on
national security developments
Advised and counseled
a total of 12 students on their courses
Oversaw the writing of
Graduate Theses on Middle Eastern themes
1989-1991 Lecturer on Islamic
and Regional Issues
Created a course on
doing business in South Asia, and taught
a course on doing
business in the Middle East
Lectured at the
Foreign Service Institute, the Defense Intelligence
College, Ft. Bragg,
and to a Reserve Psychological Operations
unit deploying for
Operation Desert Storm
Provided insights into
cross cultural communications before
government agencies in
foreign countries
Non-Teaching Work Experience
1979-Present Foreign Service Officer,
United States Government
Highlights:
1999-Present International
Business Development Officer
Establish contacts
with numerous think tanks, academicians,
international
attorneys, a major pharmaceutical company, two
international
telecommunications companies, the New York
Mayor’s Office of
Emergency Management, an international
investigation company,
and a major accounting firm
Maintain pre-existing
contacts with other academicians
and international
attorneys, a major aerospace corporation,
an integrated
petroleum corporation, an international
construction company,
an international multi-media and
entertainment
corporation, and an international defense contractor
Utilize these contacts
to keep the United States government
informed on terrorism,
the war in Afghanistan, defense and
telecommunications,
developments in: Russia, China,
the Caucasus, Central
Asia, Mexico and Brazil
1996-1999 Special Assistant, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, New York
Joint Terrorism
Task Force
Participated in a
multi-agency task force that included the FBI, the
New York City Police
Department, the Naval Criminal and
Investigative Service,
the Secret Service, the Immigration and
Naturalization Service
Investigated the
organization and members of numerous terrorist
groups, including al-Qa’ida,
Hizballah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic
Jihad, the Kurdish
Workers’ Party, Dev Sol, Egyptian Islamic
Jihad, Gama’at al-Islami,
and others
Pursued leads into the
perpetrators of the first World Trade Center
bombing, the
threatened bombing of Manila Air, the bombings of
the American Embassies
in Kenya and Tanzania, and others
1995-1996 Senior Analyst for Palestinian
Affairs
Apprised the executive
branch of the U.S. government of
events in Israel, the
territories, the Middle East Peace Process
Monitored
political/military/economic developments that effect
the national security
interests of the United States in these areas
Authored numerous
studies, papers and articles for publication
within the government
Provided briefings to Congressional members and committee
staffs,
and to representatives of various foreign countries
1993-1995 First Secretary for
Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Embassy,
Ankara, Turkey
Worked with various
elements of the Turkish government, to keep
the U.S. government
appraised of develops in Iran, Iraq, and
Central Asia
Supported U.S.
government activities in Northern Iraq
Supervised the
creation and deployment of working groups to
deter international
smuggling of narcotics and weaponry
1983-1986 Third Secretary for Political
Affairs, U.S. Consulate, Frankfurt,
West Germany
Monitored Iranian
political/military/economic developments
1972-1979 Political Consultant
Administrative assistant to a
party county chairman, candidate for state
representative in Pennsylvania,
opposition researcher and advance man
for a United States senatorial
candidate, constituent affairs assistant
for a state senator, minority
staff member to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Committee on Urban Affairs and
Housing, telephone fund raiser for a
national political party,
Philadelphia director of operations for a
gubernatorial candidate, staff
member for a member of Congress
Languages
Speaks/Reads Turkish, Persian, French, German at various
levels of proficiency
Publications
Politics in the Middle East: Culture and Conflict
(New York: Prentiss Hall, 2003).
Co-authored a college textbook on Comparative Politics in
the Middle East with
Dr. Michael Roskin. Available for the January 2004
Semester.
Nationalism in Iranian Kurdistan (1993).
Dissertation.
In a 17 month period in 1995-96, I authored 42 classified
articles for the daily
brief, 27 of which were specifically earmarked for the
President’s personal attention.
I authored a classified paper on the Palestinian
Authority, and co-authored classified
papers on the Palestinian Authority and on Israeli
military developments.
Outside Lectures
“Understanding Middle Eastern Cultures and
Islam”
2003- United States Attorney, San
Diego, California
2003-Anti-Terrorism Division, Los
Angeles Police Department
2003-Department of Homeland
Security, Los Angeles, California
2003-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, San Diego, California
2003-Association of
Declassification Officials, Tucson, Arizona
2002-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Phoenix, Arizona
2002-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Charlotte, North Carolina
2002- Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force,
Atlanta, Georgia
2002-Sheriff’s Department, Los
Angeles, California
2002-Los Angeles County Police
Chiefs Association, Annual Conference,
Palm Springs,
California
2002-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force,
Miami, Florida
2002-New York City Police
Department Intelligence Unit
2002-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force,
Los Vegas, Nevada
2001-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force,
Santa Ana, California
2000-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force,
Los Angeles,
California
1998-Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force,
New York, New York
2003 “Turkish Political Developments in the
Twentieth Century”,
National Security Policy Class,
University of California-San Diego
2002 “Development of the Arab-Israeli
Conflict, 1897-Present”,
National Security Policy Class,
University of California-San Diego
2002 “Federalism and the War Against
Terrorism”, Ad Hoc Association
of San Diego Political Scientists,
University of San Diego
2002 “Historical Antecedents to Current
Conflicts in the Middle East”,
Maine International Trade Council
Annual Conference, Bangor, ME
2002 “Role of Local Law Enforcement in the
War against Terrorism”, National
Organization of Black Law
Enforcement Executives, Region Six Annual
Convention, Long Beach,
California
2001 “Ethnic Bases of Afghan
Factional Politics,” Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Los Angeles Field
Office
2001 “Globalization and Comparative
Politics,” Discussant, Western
Political Science Association, Las
Vegas, NV
1999 “Conversation with a Lebanese
Terrorist”, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, New York Field
Office
1996 “History of Kurdish Nationalism,” Foreign Service
Institute, Arlington, Va.
1995 “History of Kurdish Nationalism,” Foreign Service
Institute, Arlington, Va.
1994 “Cultural Differences between
East and West,” University of Leuven,
Belgium
1994 “History of Kurdish
Nationalism,” University of Leuven, Belgium
1992 “The Role of Political Islam
in Algeria,” Foreign Service Institute,
Arlington, Virginia
1991 “Cultural Differences between
East and West,” Presentations before
various foreign government
agencies
1991 “The Role of Political Islam
in Algeria,” Foreign Service Institute,
Arlington, Virginia
1991 “Comparative Political Theory
and the Iranian Revolution,”
GeorgeWashington University,
Washington, DC
1991 “Panel on the Development of
Democracy in Israel and the Palestinian
Territories,” Discussant, Center
for the Study of Democracy, Washington,
D.C.
1991 “Proper Interpretation of
Cultural Cues When Debriefing Iraqi Prisoners
of War,” John F. Kennedy School of
Special Operations Warfare,
Ft. Bragg, North Carolina
1991 “Proper Use of Cultural Cues
in the Development of Iraqi Propaganda,”
Fifth Psychological Operations
Group, U.S. Army Reserves
1990 “The Role of Political Islam
in Algeria,” Foreign Service Institute,
Arlington, Virginia
1990 “The Role of Political Islam
in Algeria,” University of Leuven, Belgium
1990 “Cultural Differences between
East and West,” University of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
1989 “Differences Among Fundamentalist Groups
in North Africa,”
Middle East Studies Association Annual
Conference
1988 “Beliefs of Algerian Political
Islamists,” Middle East Studies Association
Annual Conference
