Edward S. Walker, Jr.
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Edward S. Walker was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. He is a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the UAE and is a Middle East specialist.
Edward Walker received his B.A. from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, in 1963 and his M.A. from Boston University in 1965.[1] While in college, he became a member of the Hamilton chapter of Chi Psi, a chapter which claims four U.S. Ambassadors as alumni (including Ambassador Walker).[2] In 1985, he attended the Royal College of Defense Studies in London. In 1962, Walker enlisted in the U.S. Army and served 3 years in Heidelberg, Germany.
Ambassador Edward S. Walker, Jr. is an Adjunct Scholar at the Middle East Institute's public policy center. Ambassador Walker served as MEI's President and CEO for over five years, from 2001 until August 2006.
Walker's diplomatic career:
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2000–2001)
- United States Ambassador to Israel (1997–1999)
- United States Ambassador to Egypt (1994–1997)
- Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations with Ambassadorial Rank (1993–1994)
- United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1989–1992). Through the period of the Gulf War.
- Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (1988-).
- Executive Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State (1982–1984)
- Special Assistant to the President's Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Negotiations (1979–1981)
- Entered the Foreign Service in 1967.
In the course of his career, Walker worked with every Israeli Prime Minister since Golda Meir, with Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, with Presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad of Syria, with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and with Kings Hussein and Abdullah of Jordon, among others. During his time as Ambassador to Israel, Walker worked closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu in preparation for and during the Wye negotiations. He started the negotiations with Libya which led to Libya's decision to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs and pay almost 3 billion US dollars in compensation to the families of Pan Am Flight 103 as well as UTA Flight 772.[3] In Egypt he worked with Vice President Al Gore and President Hosni Mubarak on a major initiative to reform the Egyptian economy. Walker also worked with US and Egyptian intelligence officials to counter the terrorist threat facing that country.
Walker previously worked with Colin Powell in the new Bush Administration as assistant secretary of state for Near-Eastern affairs, a position he had previously held under Madeleine Albright during the second Clinton administration. During that time he helped initiate and negotiate U.S. policy toward Iraq and engaged in recalibrating U.S. policies toward Iran and the Middle East peace process.
Currently Edward S. Walker, Jr. holds the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professorship in Global Political Theory at Hamilton College. He formerly served as the Linowitz Professor of Middle East Studies in 2003 and 2005. During the Fall 2008 he is teaching "Global Challenges" and "Terrorism, Islam and Counter-terrorism". In the spring 2009 he will teach "Democracy, Religion and International Cooperation" and "International Decision-Making."[4]
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References
- ↑ Edward S. Walker biography, Israel Policy Forum
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- ↑ Marcus, Jonathan, (May 15, 2006), "Washington's Libyan fairy tale", BBC News, Accessed July 15, 2006
- ↑ Hamilton Online, Accessed September 6, 2008.
External links
- Clinton Names Edward S. Walker as Assistant Secretary of State, October 28, 1999
- Edward Walker's profile
- Edward Walker's articles
- U.S. State Department Archives (People)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Emirates 1989–1992 |
Succeeded by William Arthur Rugh |
| Preceded by | U.S. Ambassador to Egypt 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Daniel C. Kurtzer |
| Preceded by | U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Martin Indyk |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by William Joseph Burns |
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