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EDUCATION

B.A. International Affairs, Middle East Studies; Magna Cum Laude
The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs
Washington, DC. 2005–2009

CURRENT

DeepStrat
Strategic Advisor
West Asia focus for New Delhi-based consultancy

Eye for an Eye
Co-Director
Events, outreach and field reporting for Armenian documentary collective

EXPERIENCE

American University Armenia, 2022
Instructor
Yerevan, Armenia

Office of the President of Armenia, 2022
Fellow, Department of External Relations
Yerevan, Armenia

Asia Times, 2018-2020
Middle East/West Asia Editor
Beirut, Lebanon

Agence France-Presse, 2017-2018
Correspondent, Gulf and Yemen
Dubai, UAE

NPR, 2014-2017
Radio Producer and Reporter
Beirut, Lebanon

Armenian General Benevolent Union, 2013-2014
Editor, AGBU Magazine
Beirut, Lebanon

Agence France-Presse, 2012-2013
Correspondent, Syria and Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon

Business Monthly Magazine, 2010-2011
Staff Writer
Cairo, Egypt

LANGUAGES

Arabic (Levantine): proficient, French: proficient, Armenian: elementary