Dr Husam Zomlot in Conversation

Ambassador Dr Husam S. Zomlot is the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment to the UK, Dr Zomlot served as Ambassador to the United States (Head of the PLO General Delegation to the United States), and Strategic Affairs Advisor to the Palestinian President. Dr Zomlot’s previous official roles include serving as Ambassador at large for the Palestinian Presidency and Director of Fatah Foreign Relations Commission.

Dr H. A. Hellyer, an internationally recognised expert on geopolitics and security studies in the Middle East and Europe, has operated at the nexus of government policy and think-tanks for the past 20 years. He currently serves as Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, following prolonged tenures at Brookings and Carnegie. Formerly Deputy Convenor of the UK Government’s Taskforce on radicalisation, Dr Hellyer also served in the UK Foreign Office and held positions in Harvard and Cambridge universities. Dr Hellyer is the author of 10 books, 100s of op-ed articles and regularly consulted by media for his expertise. With heritage in England, Egypt, Sudan, the UAE & Morocco, Dr Hellyer lives & works in London, the Middle East, & Washington DC.