David Schenker

David Schenker
David Schenker
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
	In office; June 14, 2019 – present
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Anne W. Patterson
Succeeded by	David Satterfield (acting)
	In office; 2002–2006
President	George W. Bush
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 55–56); New Jersey, U.S.
Profession	Diplomat

David Kenneth Schenker (born 1968) who worked in the Department of Defense during the George W. Bush administration, was nominated April 9, 2018, to head the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the State Department. The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. diplomatic relations with Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life

Schenker was born in 1968 to mother Linda and father Michael Schenker. He grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, graduating from Ridgewood High School in 1986. Schenker earned a B.A. at the University of Vermont in 1990, then an M.A. at the University of Michigan.

Schenker has spent most of his career at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, starting as an analyst after graduate school.

In 2002, Schenker temporarily left the Washington Institute to be Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine) country director in the Bush Defense Department under Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Schenker returned to the Washington Institute in 2006 and has been there since. At the time of his nomination to the State Department, Schenker was director of the institute's Program on Arab Politics.^[4]

Schenker is a prolific writer, often on Hezbollah in Lebanon and about Syria. He has written two books, Dancing with Saddam: The Strategic Tango of Jordanian-Iraqi Relations (2003) and Palestinian Democracy and Governance: An Appraisal of the Legislative Council (2000).^[5]

References

^ "David Schenker".
^ "David Schenker". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ "Farewell Ceremony for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch". Retrieved December 31, 2008.
^ "Senate Confirms David Schenker as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy". www.washingtoninstitute.org.
^ "Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs: Who Is David Schenker?". AllGov.

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Preceded by New office	Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs June 28, 1949 –Present	Succeeded by Anne W. Patterson

[1] "David Schenker".

[2] "David Schenker". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[3] "Farewell Ceremony for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch". Retrieved December 31, 2008.

[4] "Senate Confirms David Schenker as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy". www.washingtoninstitute.org.

[5] "Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs: Who Is David Schenker?". AllGov.

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