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 Mike Pompeo and everyone in between. She reports on the Trump administration's "America First" foreign policy and before that the Obama and Bush administration's diplomatic agendas. 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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The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sworn in, the first Latino in the post, and the cabinet member with one of the most daunting in entries.
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Elise Stefanik was a key defender of then-President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings and she later grilled university presidents over what she described as antisemitism. -
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, President Biden and Qatar's prime minister announced separately on Wednesday. -
Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears headed for confirmation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration. -
When his parents were killed in the Hamas-led on Israel October 7th, 2023, Moaz Inon put aside a successful tourism business career to focus on something else: peaceful co-existence with Palestinians. He has some ideas for the incoming Trump administration, which ignored Palestinians before.
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Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank are worried about an escalation of attacks from right wing settlers who are feeling emboldened with a new ally coming to the White House.
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As horrific details emerge from Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's jails, many question the man who once claimed to champion their cause.
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There is momentum to reach a temporary ceasefire deal by both sides of the 14-month long war between Israel and Hamas. Hamas has dropped some of its previous demands.
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A possible ceasefire in the 14-month long war between Israel and Hamas is gaining momentum. There are signs that the two sides are closer to making a deal, but many sticking points remain.
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Soon after Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel paved the way for the uprising by its attacks on Iran and its proxies.
