Daniel C. Kurtzer
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Daniel Charles Kurtzer (born in June 1949 in Elizabeth, New Jersey in the United States) served as the United States ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005. Immediately prior to his appointment by President George W. Bush, he had served as the Ambassador to Egypt, having been appointed to that post by Bill Clinton.
Kurtzer's parents are Nathan and Sylvia Kurtzer. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Prior to his work in the State Department, he served as the dean of his alma mater, Yeshiva College.
Kurtzer served as a junior officer at the American Embassy in Cairo at the time of the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981. Upon returning to the United States after service in Egypt and then in Israel between 1982 to 1986, Kurtzer became Deputy Director of the State Department's Egypt desk. He later served on the Policy Planning staff, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research.
In 2006, he retired from the State Department and assumed a chair in Middle East policy studies at The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.[1] Kurtzer was also recently appointed the commissioner of the newly formed Israel Baseball League. He has endorsed Senator Barack Obama's candidacy for the presidency. [1]
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- ^ Cliatt, Cass. Former ambassador to Israel appointed visiting professor. News@Princeton. Retrieved on November 14, 2006.
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| Preceded by Martin Indyk |
U.S. Ambassador to Israel 2001–2005 |
Succeeded by Richard Jones (U.S. diplomat) |
| Preceded by Precedent |
Israel Baseball League Commissioner 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
