Diplomatic service

In June 1975, Feierstein joined the Foreign Service as Director of the Office of Regional Affairs in the Near East Bureau. He subsequently served as: Director of the Office of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh Affairs; Deputy Director in the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs; and Desk Officer for Nepal, Pakistan and Egypt.^[13]

Between 2006 and 2008, Feierstein served in Washington, D.C. as Principal Deputy Assistant Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Coordinator for Programs in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Feierstein has served at the following overseas posts:^[13]

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Years	Location	Mission	Notes
1976–78	Islamabad	Pakistan
1983–85	Tunis	Tunisia
1985–87	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia
1989–92	Peshawar	Pakistan
1995–98	Muscat	Oman	Chargé d'affaires
1998–2001	Jerusalem	Israel	Deputy consul general
2003–04	Beirut	Lebanon
2008–10	Islamabad	Pakistan	Deputy Chief of Mission
2010–13	Sana'a	Yemen	Ambassador

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In 2012, al Qaeda in Yemen offered 3 kilograms (96 ozt) of gold (about US$160,000)^[14] for killing Ambassador Feierstein, and 5 million Yemeni riyals (about US$23,000)^[14] for killing an American soldier in Yemen.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Later

Since October 2016 , Feierstein has served as a Senior Fellow and Director for Gulf Affairs and Government Relations at the Middle East Institute.^[20]

In November 2018, the MEI Board of Directors named Feierstein as Senior Vice President of the Institute.