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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As the U.S. and European Union move to tighten sanctions against Iran to pressure it to curb its nuclear ambitions, Turkey is emerging as a middleman in the dispute. On Friday, Iran called the U.N. sanctions approved earlier this month "illegal." -
Turkey's ambassador to the U.S. warned Friday that his country could sever diplomatic relations with Israel over the deadly raid last week on a Turkish vessel carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Rocky Israeli-Turkish relations could affect U.S. policy in the region. -
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Obama administration have had a tense relationship from the start. But it seems to be worsening, as Karzai lashes out against U.S. pressure on him, and the U.S. urges caution if he still wants to meet with President Obama in May. -
Taliban rule was a dark period for women in Afghanistan, and they want to make sure their fears are not forgotten as the new government in Kabul tries to find ways to make peace with the fighters.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made combating sexual violence against women a top priority. But there are many obstacles to change in places such as conflict-ravaged Congo, which is suffering from an epidemic of rape. -
The Dalai Lama has been in Washington this week. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader went ahead with this visit, even though his meeting with the White House was postponed until later this year — after President Obama visits China. China strongly disapproves of his meeting with the Dalai Lama, and the president has been criticized for kowtowing to the Chinese.
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