FORT MYERS, Fla.  – The White House says a Middle East expert will conduct an interagency review of Afghanistan and Pakistan policy for the Obama administration.

Bruce Riedel is a former CIA officer who has been a senior adviser to three presidents on the Middle East and South Asian issues.

Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs says Riedel will be at the White House for two months and will lead the review. It’s supposed to be completed before the NATO summit in early April.

Gibbs says the administration believes the country needs a broader policy for the countries and region instead of focusing solely on the military aspect. Riedel will work with Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and national security adviser James Jones.