Dennis Ross | |
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16th Director of Policy Planning | |
In office January 21, 1989 – August 23, 1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Richard H. Solomon |
Succeeded by | Samuel W. Lewis |
Personal details | |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | November 26, 1948
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
Dennis B. Ross (born November 26, 1948) is an American diplomat and author. He 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 adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia (including Iran) to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[1] Ross is currently a fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a pro-Israel think tank,[2][3] and co-chairs the Jewish People Policy Institute's board of directors.[4][5]