Alexander Kronemer (born 19 June 1960, Pennsylvania, United States) is a writer, lecturer, and documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on religious diversity, Islam, and cross-cultural understanding.
A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he previously served in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Human Rights and was one of the founding staff members who helped establish the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Kronemer made several appearances as a CNN commentator most notably during the network's coverage of Hajj in 1998, which was broadcast to 400 million viewers.
He served appointed as the US Delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland and briefed senior State Department and White House Officials on issues related to Islam.
In an article published by Christian Science in 2003, Kronemer describes his motives for having accepted the post by stating how, "It was my moral duty to do what others had failed to do..."[7] Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet – August 2002 Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World - July 2012 Enemy of The Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story - September 2014[8] The Sultan and The Saint - December 2016[9] [11] Kronemer's work has been supported by numerous grants, including the World Economic Forum, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Montgomery County Commission on the Humanities and a Halberstam Writing Fellowship: Kronemer has published in newspapers and journals, including The Southern Quarterly, The Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, the San Jose Mercury News, Beliefnet.com, and The Washington Post.