Michael Oren
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Michael Oren was educated at Princeton and Columbia, and was a visiting professor at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown. He received fellowships from the US State Department and the British and Canadian governments. Oren holds four degrees in Middle East history and has received four honorary doctorates.
He moved to Israel in the 1970s and served in the IDF. In 2009, Michael Oren was appointed Israel’s ambassador to the United States. Interacting with the White House, Congress, the Pentagon, and the CIA, he dealt with crucial strategic issues such as the Iron Dome defense system and the Iran nuclear threat.
Oren has written numerous New York Times bestsellers, both fiction and non-fiction. Michael Oren has also been prominent figure in the media, serving as Middle East analyst for both CNN and CBS news.
