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Frederic C. Hof - Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace

Frederic C. Hof - Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace

Wednesday, January 25 at 12:00 noon

 

 

 

 

Reaching For the Heights is a vivid insider’s account of secret negotiations to broker a Syria-Israel peace deal—negotiations that almost succeeded.

 

“Israelis and Syrians not able to reach an agreement? Nonsense! When a knowledgeable, experienced, and tough-minded diplomat is involved, it can happen. Hof reveals the oh-so-close agreement he negotiated in secret.” — Richard L. Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State

“Reaching For the Heights is a masterful account of one of the most complex mediation efforts of our time. Hof’s memoir puts you in the nexus of hardball negotiations, offering invaluable lessons for mediators and policymakers alike.” — Dareen Khalifa, Senior Syria Analyst, International Crisis Group

Ambassador (ret.) Frederic C. Hof was the chief architect and mediator of the 2009–11 US initiative to broker peace between Israel and Syria. His nearly three decades of public service began as an Army officer in Vietnam and continued at the State Department. In 2018, Hof was named the inaugural Diplomat-in-Residence at Bard College.

 

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Date:
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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