[1] From a 2001 press release announcing the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute: "My activity on behalf of the Jewish people does not contradict my past or present activities in promoting peace in the Middle East. The will to be a proud Jew does not conflict with my political activities."
Father: (d. c. 1979)
Father: Lou Cherin (stepfather)
Mother: Gloria Cherin
Sister: Judy Dobbs
Brother: Jeffrey (younger)
Wife: Deborah (attorney)
Son: Gabriel
Daughter: Rachel
Daughter: Ilana
High School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA
University: BA, University of California at Los Angeles
University: PhD, University of California at Los Angeles (1970)
Washington Institute for Near East Policy Director (2000-)
US Ambassador Special Middle East Coordinator (1992-2000)
Director of Policy Planning (1989-92)
US National Security Council Director of Near East and South Asian Affairs
America Abroad Media Advisory Board
American Academy of Diplomacy
Aspen Institute
Bilderberg Group
Campaign for American Leadership in the Middle East
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Advisory Board, America at a Crossroads
Council on Foreign Relations
Friends of Hillary
Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Chairman, Board of Directors
Libby Legal Defense Trust
Project for the New American Century
United Against Nuclear Iran Co-Founder
Russian Ancestry Maternal
Jewish Ancestry Maternal
Author of books:
The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace (2004, international affairs)
Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World (2007, international affairs)
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