Joby Warrick writes about the Middle East, diplomacy and national security for The Post’s National desk. In 14 years with The Post he has covered the intelligence community, WMD proliferation and the environment, and served as a member of the Post’s investigative unit. His articles about proliferation threats earned him the Overseas Press Club of America’s 2004 award for best newspaper interpretation of international affairs.

Joby came to The Post from The News and Observer of Raleigh, N.C., where he shared the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1996 for a series of articles on factory farming. The North Carolina native was previously an East European correspondent for UPI and also worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times. He graduated from Temple University.