Mark Bruzonsky holds dual advanced degrees in international affairs and law from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University (M.P.A.) and from New York University School of Law (J.D.) where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar.  During his graduate school years Bruzonsky was Chief Representative to the United Nations of the International Student Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN) traveling to 35 countries.

Bruzonsky has been Associate Editor of WORLDVIEW MAGAZINE in New York and Interview Editor of THE MIDDLE EAST MAGAZINE in London.  He was Washington Representative of The World Jewish Congress from 1977 to 1984, and Special Assistant to Philip M. Klutznick (the only person to ever be President of both B'nai B'rith International and the World Jewish Congress, as well as U.S. Secretary of Commerce)  for over a decade.

Bruzonsky has been a consultant on the Middle East for a number of prestigious organizations including Congressional Quarterly (CQ), The National Geographic Society, Okaz Organization for Press and Publications, and The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian where he published the book SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST; REGIONAL CHANGE AND GREAT POWER STRATEGIES.   His previous book, THE MIDDLE EAST, U.S. POLICY, ISRAEL, OIL, AND THE ARABS was published by CQ; and he was special consultant for an educational film-strip series, THE MIDDLE EAST, published by the National Geographic Society.

In these many and varied capacities Bruzonsky has made over 150 visits to the Middle East region from Libya to Pakistan; and he has been the guest of a number of governments and organizations in many countries including Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, the PLO, Tunisia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Pakistan.

Early in his career, in November 1977, Bruzonsky made world headlines when he personally arranged with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for the sending of the first public telegram from the Arab world to Israel -- his picture appearing with President Sadat on the front page of most Egyptian newspapers.  The previous year Bruzonsky was the subject of a column by Washington Post Editor Steven Rosenfeld in the Washington Post, singled out for his insightfulness regarding U.S. policies toward the Middle East.

And in 1982 Bruzonsky authored "The Paris Declaration" which was published on page 1 of LeMonde with a full eight-column banner headline. This historic statement was uniquely signed by Nahum Goldmann (former head of the World Zionist Organization), Philip Klutznick (former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and President of both the World Jewish Congress and B'nai B'rith International), and Pierre Mendes-France (former President of France) -- three of the world's most senior and respected Jewish leaders at the time -- and considered by the PLO Representative in Europe to be a kind of Balfour Declaration for the Palestinian people, leading to an eventual Palestinian State.

From 1982 through 1994 Bruzonsky wrote a regular bi-weekly newspaper column, "From Washington", that was published in a number of leading newspapers in the Middle East including Al-Ahram in Egypt, Ad-Dustour in Jordan, and Okaz in Saudi Arabia (see publication information below).   And from 1988 through 1994 Bruzonsky was Chairperson of the Jewish Committee On the Middle East (JCOME - whose publications are now available at www.JCOME.org).

In 1989 Bruzonsky was invited to be part of a special year-long panel of experts organized by the Middle East Institute and The Atlantic Council which as a result publish the booklet Western Interests and U.S. Policy Optons in the Middle East.  Bruzonsky wrote the only dissent published in the report.

In 1995 Bruzonsky was one of a select group of ten Middle East experts featured in a special  multimedia CD about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the "peace process," titled LINES IN THE SAND, published by Tiger Media in Canada.

Bruzonsky has lectured at many universities and public affairs organizations; and he has twice been invited to lecture about the Middle East at the U.S. Army War College in Carlysle, Pennsylvania.  He has been a guest on many TV and radio programs including The Donahue Show, C-Span, FOX News, MSNBC, Close-Up, BBC, CBC and COURT TV. In September 1993 Bruzonsky provided the live commentary for Canadian National Television throughout the White House signing ceremony with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

Bruzonsky's written articles and extensive interview with key figures including former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres have appeared in more than 35 magazines and newspapers throughout the U.S., Europe, Israel, and the Arab world.   His most recent article, "War of the Worlds", was featured in a European Edition of Playboy Magazine in October 2001.

Bruzonsky currently is the publisher of MID-EAST REALITIES - www.MiddleEast.org on the Internet - and hosts a half-hour weekly TV program, "Mid-East Realities TV", which shows on all the major cable systems in the greater Washington, D.C. area as well as in New York City and Philadelphia.
 
 

LINES IN THE SAND, a multi-media CD about the Middle East (one of 10 special experts included on video), Tiger Media (Canada) - 1995.

Editor and author of Introduction to, LET US RETHINK OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL, Prof. Charles Black, The Jewish Committee On The Middle East (JCOME) - 1990.

Co-Editor, SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: REGIONAL CHANGE AND GREAT POWER STRATEGIES, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian & WestView Press - 1987.

Special consultant on the Middle East, THE MIDDLE EAST - a 5-part educational film-strip series, National Geographic Society - 1985.

Editor and author of Introduction, THE MIDDLE EAST; U.S. POLICY, ISRAEL, OIL, AND THE ARABS (3rd Ed.), Congressional Quarterly (Washington) - 1977.

A UNITED STATES GUARANTEE FOR ISRAEL? Georgetown University Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, Washington) - 1977.

 Click here for complete list of published articles - 4 pages.