Prior to joining Freedom House, Charles Dunne spent 24 years as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service, serving overseas in Cairo, Jerusalem, and Madras, India. In addition, he was Director for Iraq at the National Security Council from 2005-2007 and a Foreign Policy Adviser to the Director for Strategic Plans and Policy at the Joint Staff in the Pentagon (2007-2008). He also served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff, where he contributed to the development of presidential initiatives to advance political reform and democracy in the Broader Middle East and North Africa. He is a member of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Education
M.A. at Georgetown University

Languages
Arabic, German

Countries of Expertise
Iraq

Issues of Expertise
Regional Military Intelligence, Democratization, Strategic Policy

Contact: charleswdunne@gmail.com