Lally Weymouth

Senior Associate Editor, The Washington Post Over 25 years of experience interviewing world leaders, including: Saddam Hussein, Colonel Qaddafi, President Musharraf, Prime Minister Vajpayee, Prime Minister Singh, President Jiang Zemin, Prime Minister Erdogan, Prime Minister Sharon, Chancellor Schroeder, President Mubarak, the late President Hafez al-Assad and Syria's current President, Bashar al-Assad. Former Senior Editor and Special Diplomatic Correspondent, Newsweek Magazine. Since 1986, writing on foreign affairs, Newsweek and Washington Post. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Author, America in 1876: The Way We Were. Editor, Thomas Jefferson: The Man, His World, His Influence. Expertise: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, global governance.