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

The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) will hold the Tahrir Dialogue event no.102 (Online Webinar) to discuss the recently published book Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace by Frederic C. Hof 

Frederic C. Hof was the chief architect and mediator of the 2009–11 US initiative to broker peace between Israel and Syria. This mission was the culmination of Hof's nearly three decades of public service, which began as a US Army officer in Vietnam and continued at the State Department. After a period in the private sector, he returned to the State Department, where, in 2012, he was awarded the rank of ambassador by President Obama.  In 2018, after five years at the Atlantic Council, Hof was named the inaugural Diplomat-in-Residence at Bard College in upstate New York, where he resides with his wife, Brenda.  Hof is the recipient of the Purple Heart and numerous other awards from the Department of Defense and the State Department.  He is the author of a new book, Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace (USIP).

To join the virtual event, please click on:

https://aucegypt.zoom.us/j/99169799570