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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Hillary Clinton told reporters at the State Department that with Barack Obama now in the White House, Iran has a "clear opportunity" to engage meaningfully. She also said she had sensed relief among foreign diplomats with the change of administration.
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At the State Department, there's a new sheriff in town. With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's arrival and upbeat speech to the staff about working together to bring the best of America to the world, has she also brought a new mood to the nation's diplomatic corps?
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Hillary Clinton has taken charge at the U.S. State Department. The secretary of State named George Mitchell to be a special envoy to the Middle East and Richard Holbrooke to be a representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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The Bush administration leaves behind a solid legacy in humanitarian aid and development, says Henrietta Fore, the outgoing director of U.S. foreign assistance and head of USAID. Her final days on the job are busy, dealing with crises in Gaza and Zimbabwe.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has held off calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, preferring what she calls a more durable solution to make sure Hamas can't continue to fire rockets into Israel. But others say waiting too long to get a truce won't help.
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A spike in piracy off the horn of Africa has focused the international spotlight on Somalia. While the world's most powerful navies try to protect ships from pirates, aid groups say more needs to be done inside Somalia. But so far there seems to be little appetite for or at least a few good ideas on how to resolve an internal conflict that has ravaged the country.
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