Barbara A. Leaf

Barbara A. Leaf is the Ruth and Sid Lapidus Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Geduld Program on Arab Politics and was the U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2014 to 2018, and is the nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Former U.S. senior diplomat, foreign policy and national security expert, Barbara A. Leaf specializes in Iran, Iraq, the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Arab and Islamic Politics, and Gulf and Energy Policy.

Barbara A. Leaf

Barbara A. Leaf is the Ruth and Sid Lapidus Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Geduld Program on Arab Politics and was the U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2014 to 2018, and is the nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Former U.S. senior diplomat, foreign policy and national security expert, Barbara A. Leaf specializes in Iran, Iraq, the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Arab and Islamic Politics, and Gulf and Energy Policy.