On July 12, USIP and Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy hosted a discussion reflecting on Ambassador Frederic Hof’s experience trying to broker Syrian-Israeli peace and what it can tell us about the possibilities and limitations of American conflict mediation.
Lise Grande, welcoming remarks
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Ambassador Barbara K. Bodine
Director & Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy; Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Ambassador Frederic C. Hof
Diplomat in Residence, Bard College
Dr. Chester A. Crocker
James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Fellow in Strategic Studies, Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Dr. Daniel Serwer
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Ambassador Bernard W. Aronson
Managing Partner, ACON Investments
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/brokering-peace-middle-east-and-beyond
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