Michele Kelemen
Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
As Diplomatic Correspondent, Kelemen has traveled with Secretaries of State from Colin Powell to Antony Blinken and everyone in between. She was part of the NPR team that won the 2007 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award for coverage of the war in Iraq.
As NPR's Moscow bureau chief, Kelemen chronicled the end of the Yeltsin era and Vladimir Putin's consolidation of power. She recounted the terrible toll of the latest war in Chechnya, while also reporting on a lighter side of Russia, with stories about modern day Russian literature and sports.
Kelemen came to NPR in September 1998, after eight years working for the Voice of America. There, she learned the ropes as a news writer, newscaster and show host.
Michele earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Russian and East European Affairs and International Economics.
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Ali Aujali was the Libyan ambassador to the U.S. under Gadhafi, but resigned after the uprising began. As a representative of the rebel council now, he's trying to get access to the country's frozen assets — and also to his office at the embassy in Washington, D.C. -
Several times, President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reneged on agreements to step down from power, and clashes have erupted in the capital city of Sanaa. The U.S. is worried not only about the future of Yemen but also about what instability means for counterterrorism efforts.
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For decades, the U.S. relied on Arab autocrats to provide stability in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is desperately trying to stay in the game, and officials say they will start shifting assistance to support the democratic aspirations and the economic empowerment of protesters. -
The United Nations' top human-rights official has said the world must "step in vigorously" to protect Libyan protesters. And the United States is imposing targeted sanctions and working with others to try to step up the pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime. -
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had tough words Tuesday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, saying the violence against protesters is unacceptable. But unlike in Egypt, the United States has little influence in Libya.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States and Europe should be sending a consistent message to help Egypt and other Arab countries move toward peaceful and orderly transitions to democracy. She threw her weight behind the effort led by Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman.
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