Weiser Diplomacy Center

Nayab Ali has recently joined Ford School as an Assistant Program Manager, bringing with her extensive hands-on experience in policy and research. Prior to joining Ford, Nayab held positions at The Brookings Institution within their Governance Studie...

Basma Emam brings extensive experience in community engagement, intercultural programming, and language instruction across higher education and K–12 settings. She joined the Weiser Diplomacy Center in April 2024 as an Administrative Assistant, bringi...

Ambassador Susan D. Page, a former diplomat, joined the Ford School faculty, and the Weiser Diplomacy Center in 2020 as a Professor of Practice in International Diplomacy. She also serves as a Professor from Practice at the Law School. Page has serve...

Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.

Ambassador Kamissa Camara is a professor of practice in international diplomacy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy’s Weiser Diplomacy Center. She is also a Senior Africa Advisor at the United States Institute of Peace and a Non-Resident Sc...