12 Facts About Shibley Telhami

Shibley Telhami is an American professor in the department of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.

Shibley Telhami is a political scientist specializing in international relations, American foreign policy, and Middle Eastern politics with a particular focus on the role of public opinion.

Shibley Telhami is the author and editor of numerous books and academic articles and contributes to various periodicals and newspapers.

Shibley Telhami served on the Iraq Study Group as a member of the Strategic Environment Working Group.

Shibley Telhami has contributed to The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times and regularly appears on national and international radio and television.

Shibley Telhami has served on the US Advisory Group on Public Diplomacy for the Arab and Muslim World, which was appointed by the Department of State at Congress's request, and he co-drafted the report of their findings, Changing Minds, Winning Peace.

Shibley Telhami has co-drafted several Council on Foreign Relations reports on US public diplomacy, on the Arab-Israeli peace process, and on Persian Gulf security.

Shibley Telhami is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served on the board of the Education for Employment Foundation, several academic advisory boards, and has served on the board of Human Rights Watch.

Shibley Telhami has served on the board of the United States Institute of Peace.

Shibley Telhami received the Distinguished International Service Award from the University of Maryland in 2002 and the Excellence in Public Service Award from the University System of Maryland Board of Regents in 2006.

Shibley Telhami was selected by the Carnegie Corporation of New York with the New York Times as one of the "Great Immigrants" for 2013.

Shibley Telhami received the University of Maryland's Honors College 2014 Outstanding Faculty Award.