Nadia Bilbassy Charters is the Washington Bureau Chief of @Alarabiya News Chanel . She covers the #White House and the State dept since 2003. She was the Chief correspondent for MBC TV between 2008 and 2012 . she is the only Arab journalist to have interviewed both president Bush and the first lady, Laura Bush six times. She has been a foreign correspondent for 20 years, covering hot spots in Africa, Asia and the Middle East . Prior to moving to Washington, she was embedded with the 101 Marine Division during the war in Iraq.