Martin Indyk

Middle East expert and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Martin S. Indyk, is the head of the Saban Center on Middle East Policy. Previously a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in the Foreign Policy Studies Program, Ambassador Indyk has served two tours in Israel, where he helped to strengthen U.S-Israeli relations, reinforce the U.S. commitment to advance the peace process, and substantially increase the level of mutually beneficial trade and investment. Prior to his assignment to Israel, Dr. Indyk served as special assistant to President Clinton and as senior director of Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC). He was a senior member of Secretary Christophers Middle East peace team and served as the White House representative on the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission. Before entering government service, Dr. Indyk served for eight years as founding executive director for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a research institute specializing in Arab-Israel relations.