Dr. Garretson is director of the Middle East Center, and he teaches survey courses on: Middle Eastern Civilization, Middle Eastern History and Northern African History. He also holds graduate seminars on: "Minorities in the Middle East," "Islam in the Middle East," "Frontiers in the Middle East and North Africa," "Biographies in the Middle East,"and "The Modern History of Israel." His publications include his book on the history of Addis Ababa and a number of articles on the 19^th and 20^th century history of Ethiopia and the Sudan. Dr. Garretson's research interests focus largely on the Horn of Africa, especially the 19^th and 20^th century history of Ethiopia, Sudan and the Somalia. He is also working on the biography and diary of the life and times of Ajaz Wärqenäh (1865-1955), a doctor, Statesman and diplomat who kept a day to day diary from 1899 to 1947. He is also focusing on three other research topics, a history of Kagnew, a U.S. base in Eritrea (WWII to 1970s), a history of U.S. advisors in post WWII Ethiopia, Iran, and Thailand, and finally a history of Ethiopia's western frontier with the Sudan.