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Dan Kurtzer
Daniel Charles Kurtzer (born June 1949) is an American former diplomat. He served as U.S. ambassador to Egypt during the term of President Bill Clinton, and was the U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 during the term of President George W Bush. Biography Daniel Charles Kurtzer was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Nathan and Sylvia Kurtzer. He received his PhD from Columbia University, and served as the dean of his alma mater, Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University), Yeshiva College. Family Daniel Kurtzer is married to Sheila Kurtzer and has three children and eight grandchildren. One of his sons is the American Jewish public intellectual Yehuda Kurtzer. Publications Kurtzer 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 is also a frequent contributor of academic articles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The United States To Israel
The United States ambassador to Israel is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Israel. Until 1948 the area that is now the state of Israel had been under British administration as part of the League of Nations/United Nations Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine. On May 14, 1948, the British government unilaterally terminated the mandate. On the same day, the Jewish Agency, under future Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, declared independence and named the country Israel. The United States immediately diplomatic recognition, recognized the nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The first U.S. ambassador commissioned to Israel was James Grover McDonald, who letter of credence, presented his credentials to the government of Israel on March 28, 1949. The ambassador holds the title ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary''. The embassy of the United States in Israel is located at 14 David Flusser Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
