After studying international relations at Stanford University, he returned to the Middle East, became fluent in Arabic, and covered the region for The Associated Press and then as the New York Times bureau chief in Cairo.
He returned to the Middle East. He became fluent in Arabic. He covered the region for The Associated Press as the New York Times bureau chief in Cairo. He covered the region for then as the New York Times bureau chief in Cairo. He was studying international relations at Stanford University.