November 26, 1948 -
American diplomat and author
Author of "The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Flight for Middle East Peace", "Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East" and "Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama"
Served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the Special Middle East Coordinator under President Bill Clinton and was a special advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia to the former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton