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Richard Nephew: Key Player in U.S. Energy Policy

5/28/2025

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Richard Nephew, a prominent figure in global energy policy, currently serves as a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University and a Bernstein Adjunct Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. With a rich background, he was the Deputy Special Envoy for Iran under President Biden and played key roles in the National Security Council and State Department during the Obama era.

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Richard Nephew, a prominent figure in global energy policy, currently serves as a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University and a Bernstein Adjunct Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. With a rich background, he was the Deputy Special Envoy for Iran under President Biden and played key roles in the National Security Council and State Department during the Obama era.