Saraya Sarhaddi Nelson

[Bachelor of Journalism with Minor in Persian and Germanic Studies, University of Maryland, College Park]

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Berlin bureau chief for prominent national news organization, Ms. Nelson's most notable work includes extensive and precarious coverage of conflicts in Iraq including Desert Storm and the Battle(s) of Tikritand the War in Afghanistan. From 1997 to 1999, she served as Knight Ridder's Middle East Bureau Chief, immediately preceded by a stint covering Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for The Orange County Register.