Ambassador Dennis Ross made a special appearance at Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Thursday, November 8.
The event was sponsored by the Jeffersonian Democrats and co-sponsored by the Jewish Student Union.

Dennis Ross was Middle East envoy and the chief peace negotiator in the presidential administrations of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. A scholar and diplomat with more than two decades of
experience in Soivet and Middle East Policy,

Sheri Blumenfeld, Ambassador Ross and David Hakimfar

Ambassador Ross worked closely with Secretaries of State James Baker, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright.

According to student Derek Karpel, who attended the lecture: "
In this world, especially in academia, where Israel-bashing has become vogue, it was refreshing to hear from Dennis Ross, the man who actually negotiated with the leaders of the Palestinian and Israeli governments.  He confirmed what those of us interested in the Middle East have known all along:  that the Middle East peace process failed because Yasser Arafat was unable to redefine himself as a man of peace in order to bring stability and accountability to the region;  that the Arab world has done little to effectively assist their Palestinian brothers; and  finally, that under the leadership of the Bush administration, the U.S. has been conducting policy in that region based on faith-based-ideological assumptions versus reality driven ones."
 
After his lecture, Ambassador Ross signed copies of his latest book.

Derek Karpel with Dennis Ross