Key Details on Karl Inderfurth:

• Government Service: In addition to his role as Assistant Secretary, he was the U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs to the United Nations and Deputy U.S. Representative to the UN Security Council. He also served on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the National Security Council.
• CSIS Tenure: He held the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) until 2014, when he transitioned to a Senior Adviser role, passing the chair to Richard Rossow.
• Academic and Media Work: Following his government service, he was the John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Earlier in his career, he was an ABC News correspondent covering state and defense departments, winning an Emmy Award.
• Expertise: His work focuses on South Asian affairs, specifically U.S.-India relations, nonproliferation, and regional security