Stephanie Turco Williams is a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy, where her research includes examining international mediation efforts in an era of global disorder and conflict resolution in failed states. Stephanie previously served as the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General (ASRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, in which capacity she brokered the 2020 Libya-wide ceasefire agreement. Prior to this, Stephanie also served in the U.S. Foreign Service for over 24 years, with a career focus on the Middle East region. She headed the U.S. Embassy to Libya prior to her retirement from the position of Minister Counselor.

Stephanie holds a Master of Arts in Arab studies from Georgetown University and a Master of Science in National Security Studies from the National War College, in addition to a double Bachelors’ degree in Economics and Government Relations from the University of Maryland.