Adam Ereli is a former US ambassador with extensive knowledge of the Middle East having served there in various capacities. Adam was also the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs and Director of the US State Department's Office of Press and Public Affairs. He founded The Ibero-American Group, a strategic advisory firm in Washington DC and is a regular guest on US and Arab media. Before entering the Foreign Service, Adam earned a B.A. in History from Yale University and an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.