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In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
Elizabeth Hagedorn is Al-Monitor's State Department correspondent, reporting on events shaping US policy in the Middle East and North Africa. In this role, she has traveled to the region as part of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s press pool. Hagedorn has conducted sit-down interviews with the foreign ministers of Iran, Oman, Jordan and Algeria as well as senior members of the State Department. She previously reported on the region as a freelance journalist in Turkey and Iraq for publications including Middle East Eye, The National and The Guardian. On Twitter: @ElizHagedorn. Email: ehagedorn@al-monitor.com.
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Elizabeth Hagedorn
In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
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Elizabeth Hagedorn
In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
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Interview
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Elizabeth Hagedorn
In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
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Elizabeth Hagedorn
In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
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Elizabeth Hagedorn
In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
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Elizabeth Hagedorn
In Washington, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
![Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on June 10, 2024 in New York City. The UN Security Council held a vote on a resolution drafted by the U.S. backing a proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The first phase of the resolution consists of an "immediate, full and complete ceasefire"](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-06/GettyImages-2156987842.jpg?h=790be497&itok=xC6-KhBa)
Breaking
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