Imad Moustapha
Imad Moustapha is the Syrian Ambassador to the United States since March 2004. He is a versatile writer with a long list of publications; both in English and Arabic. Whereas he mainly writes on the political scene in Washington and on US policies, he also writes about books, art and music. He has published extensively in Syrian, Arab, US, and international media. He is co-author of the UN sponsored Human Development Report in the Arab World (2003), which was widely quoted throughout the world. He has appeared in almost all major US, British, Syrian, and Arab TV news programs and shows, and presented a large number of public lectures in various Arab and American cities.
Prior to that, he was Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Damascus, and Secretary General of the Arab School on Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Surrey, UK.