CNN Coverage: Pres. Obama’s Middle East Policy Speech

On Thursday, May 19, CNN will kick off its coverage of President Obama’s address on foreign policy in the Middle East with a co-production beginning at 11:30 a.m. (ET).  Wolf Blitzer (@wolfblitzercnn), Suzanne Malveaux (@suzannemalveaux) and Hala Gorani (@halagorani) anchor CNN’s coverage.  Fareed Zakaria (@fareedzakaria) contributes from Egypt, and Gloria Borger and John King ((@johnkingcnn) contribute from Washington, D.C.  Ed Henry (@edhenrycnn) will report from the White House and Jill Dougherty (@cnnjill) will report from the State Department.  CNN’s coverage around the Middle East includes Nic Robertson (@nicrobertsoncnn) from Tunisia, Fredrik Pleitgen (@fpleitgencnn) from Egypt, Kevin Flower (@kmflower) from Israel, Arwa Damon (@arwacnn) and Rima Maktabi (@rimamaktabi) from Lebanon, Stan Grant from Pakistan, (@stangrantcnn), and Sara Sidner (@sarasidnercnn), Ben Wedeman (@bencnn) and Nima Elbagir (@nimacnn) reporting from Libya.  The television coverage will broadcast live across CNN and CNN International.

CNN.com will live stream the speech, and it will be carried across the CNN apps for smart phones.  It will also be live blogged including expert analysis and insight on The Political Ticker, and CNNPolitics.com will feature in-depth reporting and opinion pieces.

Follow CNN’s anchors and correspondents on Twitter for additional live commentary during the President’s speech.