Michael Singh is an associate fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council (NSC).

During his three years in the White House, Singh was responsible for devising and implementing strategies on a wide range of Middle East issues, from the Arab-Israeli peace process, to supporting Lebanon’s Cedar Revolution, to the efforts to prevent Iran’s acquisition of nuclear-weapons capability.

Prior to his time at the NSC, Singh served as special assistant to Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell. In addition, he served at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv as a staff assistant to then-Amb. Daniel Kurtzer. After nearly eight years in the foreign service, Mr. Singh left government in August 2008.

Singh received his B.A. in economics and Near Eastern studies from Princeton University. He resides in Boston.
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