Daniel C. Kurtzer is S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. He served as the American ambassador to Israel (2001−2005) and to Egypt (1997−2001). Instrumental in formulating and executing U.S. policy toward the Middle East peace process, he participated in the team that convened the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991. He is the co-author of The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989-2011.