Jeremy M. Sharp

Jeremy M. Sharp is a Specialist in Middle East Affairs at the Congressional Research Service where he provides analysis on Arab political, military and diplomatic affairs, and on U.S. policy in the Middle East, to members of Congress and their staffs. Mr. Sharp is the author of many congressional reports on U.S. bilateral relations with Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Yemen as well as studies on U.S. foreign aid to the Middle East, the promotion of democracy in the region, and the Arab Spring. He has publicly appeared before many groups, including the Woodrow Wilson Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. His research has been cited by the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, among others. Several of his articles on Yemen have been published by the Carnegie Endowment. In 2002, Mr. Sharp received his Master’s Degree in Middle East History from Princeton University and was named a Presidential Management Fellow by the federal government's Office of Personnel Management.