Edward Djerejian
Edward Peter Djerejian (born March 6, 1939) is a former United States diplomat who served in eight administrations from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton (1962–94.) He served as the United States Ambassador to Syria (1988–91) and Israel (1993–94), Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and Deputy Press Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1985–1986), and was Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1991–1993.) He was the founding director of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (1994-2022) He is a senior fellow at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is on the board of trustees of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. He is a Proprietor of the Boston Athenaeum. Djerejian was elected chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corporation's board of directors (2013–2015). Djerejian is the author of the book Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey Through the Middle East (Simon & Schuster, Threshold Editions, September 2008. ISBN 1-416-55493-9)
Edward Djerejian | |
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Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian | |
| United States Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William Caldwell Harrop |
| Succeeded by | Martin Indyk |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
| In office September 30, 1991 – December 17, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Hubert Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pelletreau |
| United States Ambassador to Syria | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William L. Eagleton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Christopher W.S. Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Peter Djerejian March 6, 1939 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |