Background
Walker, Edward S. was born on June 13, 1940 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward Stanley and Rosabel Dunlop (Gould) Walker.
Walker, Edward S. was born on June 13, 1940 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward Stanley and Rosabel Dunlop (Gould) Walker.
Bachelor, Hamilton College, 1963; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1965.
Joined, Foreign Svc., Department State, Washington, 1967; political officer, American Embassy, Tel Aviv, 1969-1973; staff assistant Near Eastern affairs, Foreign Svc., Department State, Washington, 1974-1975; Arabic language trainee, Foreign Svc. Institute, Lebanon, Tunis, Egypt, 1975-1977; political officer, American Embassy, Damascus, Syria, 1977-1979; special assistant, President's personal representative, Washington, 1980-1982; executive director, Office of Deputy Secretary State, Washington, 1982-1984; member, Royal College Defense Studies, London, 1984-1985; deputy chief of mission, American Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1988; deputy assistant secretary, Department State, 1988-1989; United States ambassador to United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 1989-1992; department permanent representative to, United Nations, New York City, 1993-1994; United States ambassador to Egypt, Cairo, 1994-1997; United States ambassador to Israel, Tel Aviv, since 1997.
With United States Army, 1962-1965. Member International Institute Strategic Studies.
Married Wendy Jane Griffiths, April 7, 1973. Kathryn Erica, Christopher James.