Dennis Ross

For the member of the U.S. House of Representatives, see Dennis Ross (politician).
Dennis Ross
16th Director of Policy Planning
In office
January 21, 1989 – August 23, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRichard H. Solomon
Succeeded bySamuel W. Lewis
Personal details
Born (1948-11-26) November 26, 1948 (age 75)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity 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]

  1. ^ Landler, Mark (2009-02-24). "Negotiator picked for post at U.S. State Dept". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. ^ Lobe, Jim (2011-11-11). "Israel's Inside Advocate" to Leave White House for Pro-Israel Think Tank". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ Lobe, Jim (2011-11-12). "'Israel's advocate' to leave White House: Dennis Ross, Obama's strongly pro-Israel Middle East aide, will leave his post for a position in pro-Israel think tank". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ Weinstein, Eytan (2015-06-29). "Take the offensive against anti-Israel academics, top think tank urges". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ^ Shefler, Gil Stern (2012-01-23). "Dennis Ross returns to Jewish think tank". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2024-02-13.