Annelle Sheline — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State (resigned March 2024)
Earned a Ph.D. in Political Science in 2018
Possesses 15 years of study and 4 years of living experience in the MENA region
Specializes in religious freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

Biography

Annelle Sheline served as a foreign affairs officer at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA). She publicly resigned from her position in March 2024, citing the Biden administration's disregard for human rights and American law in its support for the Israeli government's military operations in Gaza.

Sheline is an expert in Middle East affairs and U.S.