Background
Ross, Dennis B. was born on November 26, 1948 in San Francisco, California, United States.
( "The definitive and gripping account of the sometimes e...)
"The definitive and gripping account of the sometimes exhilarating, often tortured twists and turns in the Middle East peace process, viewed from the front row by one of its major players."--Bill Clinton The Missing Peace, published to great acclaim last year, is the most candid inside account of the Middle East peace process ever written. Dennis Ross, the chief Middle East peace negotiator in the presidential administrations of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, is that rare figure who is respected by all parties: Democrats and Republicans, Palestinians and Israelis, presidents and people on the street in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Washington, D.C. Ross recounts the peace process in detail from 1988 to the breakdown of talks in early 2001 that prompted the so-called second Intifada-and takes account of recent developments in a new afterword written for this edition. It's all here: Camp David, Oslo, Geneva, Egypt, and other summits; the assassination of Yitzak Rabin; the rise and fall of Benjamin Netanyahu; the very different characters and strategies of Rabin, Yasir Arafat, and Bill Clinton; and the first steps of the Palestinian Authority. For the first time, the backroom negotiations, the dramatic and often secretive nature of the process, and the reasons for its faltering are on display for all to see. The Missing Peace explains, as no other book has, why Middle East peace remains so elusive.
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Ross, Dennis B. was born on November 26, 1948 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Grad, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Amherst College. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Jewish Theological Seminary.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Syracuse University.
Deputy director Office Net Assessment United States Department Defense, Washington, 1982—1984, 1989—1992. Executive director Berkeley-Stanford program on Soviet international behavior, 1984—1986. Director Near East and South Asian affairs National Security Council.
Director policy planning office United States Department State, Washington, 1988—1992, special Middle East coordinator, 1992—2001. Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished fellow Washington Institute for Near East Policy, since 2001. Special advisor for the Gulf & Southwest Asia United States Department State, since 2009.
Speaker in field; foreign affairs analyst Fox News Channel. Commentator Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times. Chairman Institute Jewish People Policy Planning.
Adjunct lecturer public policy John F. Kennedy School Government Harvard University, 2002—2004. Fred & Rita Richman Distinguished visiting professor Brandeis University, 2003, 05. Allis-Chalmers Distinguished professor international affairs Marquette University, 2004—2005.
Adjunct professor Georgetown University School Foreign Service, 2006—2007. Adjunct professor government Georgetown University, 2007.
( "The definitive and gripping account of the sometimes e...)
Married Deborah Ross. Children: Gabriel, Rachel, Ilana.