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The Middle East: Ongoing Efforts Towards Peace
Drawing from his experiences as a prominent United States diplomat, Ambassador Kurtzer expounds on how policy in the Middle East ultimately influences our everyday lives and the global community, providing an unparalleled perspective on the most up-to-date developments in this troubled region. His insightful analysis of the obstacles ahead will leave audiences with an insider's perspective of their world and on the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Daniel Kurtzer is a leading voice on Middle East foreign policy
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel (2001-05) and Egypt (1997-2001), DANIEL KURTZER is in-demand for his sharp analysis on foreign relations and conflict in the Middle East. Sought-out for in-depth interviews on NPR and the Woodrow Wilson School's “Politics and Polls” Podcast, Kurtzer offers shrewd insights on the current administration’s approach to relations with Israel, highlighting shifts in strategy and approach from one administration to the next, and what the impacts are. He sheds illuminating light on the prospect for peace agreements in the Middle East, and is the author of three books on the subject: The Peace Puzzle, Pathways to Peace, and Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace. A current Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies at Princeton University, Kurtzer is heralded for his frank and realistic analysis on the prospects for peace, often drawing praise on Twitter.
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Daniel C. Kurtzer is the S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East policy studies at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Following a 29-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Kurtzer retired in 2005 with the rank of Career-Minister.
From 2001-2005 he served as the United States Ambassador to Israel and from 1997-2001 as the United States Ambassador to Egypt. He served as a political officer at the American embassies in Cairo and Tel Aviv, Deputy Director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs, speechwriter on the Policy Planning Staff, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Near Eastern Affairs, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research.
Throughout his career, Kurtzer was instrumental in formulating and executing U.S. policy toward the Middle East peace process. Secretary of State John Kerry appointed Kurtzer to the Secretary's Foreign Affairs Policy Board. Governor Chris Christie appointed Kurtzer to serve on the New Jersey-Israel State Commission.
Previously, Kurtzer served as an advisor to the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, and as a member of the Advisory Council of the American Bar Association's Middle East Rule of Law Initiative. Kurtzer currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University in Cairo; a member of the Board of Governors of the Middle East Institute; and a member of the Board of the National Library of Israel. In 2007, he was named as the first Commissioner of the professional Israel Baseball League.
He is the co-author of Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East; co-author of The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989-2011; and editor of Pathways to Peace: America and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University.
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