Speaker: Daniel C. Kurtzer

Ambassador to Israel 2001-05 and to Egypt 1997-2001

FPA Coordinator: Alan Stolberg

Overview:

Please join the Foreign Policy Association of Central Pennsylvania at our Keystone Speaker Evening 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Hershey Country Club
1000 E. Derry Rd., Hershey PA 17033

Daniel C. Kurtzer is the S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. He began his 29-year career in the State Department serving as a junior officer in the U.S. Embassy in Cairo when President Sadat was assassinated in 1981. Ambassador Kurtzer went on to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to both Israel and Egypt. He was also a speechwriter for and member of Secretary of State George Shultz’s Policy Planning Staff; and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research.

Ambassador Kurtzer was a member of the Middle East peace team for both Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Secretary of State Warren Christopher. He played an instrumental role in formulating and executing American policy, in particular helping to bring about the 1991 Madrid peace conference, the first time that Israel directly negotiated with Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinians. Ambassador Kurtzer was then named as the coordinator of the multilateral peace talks; served as the U.S. representative to the bilateral talks between Israel and the Palestinians and between Israel and Syria; and chaired the U.S. delegation for the multilateral refugee negotiations.

Ambassador Kurtzer is the co-author of Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East; co-author of The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989-2011; and editor of Pathways to Peace: America and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. After retiring from the State Department, he served as a member of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board, and as an advisor to the bipartisan Iraq Study Group. In 2007, he was named the first Commissioner of Israel’s professional Baseball League.

Ambassador Kurtzer received his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University.

Social Hour & Dinner Information

5:30 – 6:30 pm – Social Hour
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Dinner
7:30 pm – Speaker followed by question and answer session

Dinner Menu:

Salad – organic greens, carrots, cucumbers, onions, champagne vinaigrette dressing
Two entrée choices:

Lemon Herb Chicken with Rosemary Jus
Potato Puree
Seasonal fresh vegetables

OR

Herb Rubbed Salmon with Citrus Beurre Blanc
Roasted vegetable couscous
Seasonal fresh vegetables

Dinner Rolls
Dessert: Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

With limited seating, please make your reservations NOW.

RESERVATION OPTIONS (2):

• Paid-in-advance reservations are required for this event.
• You will not have a reservation until we receive your check. 
• You will receive a confirmation email after we receive your check. 
• Registration will close March 7, 2025. Reservations checks received after the close date are subject to availability. 
• If you have any questions, please call Ron Pontius at 717-991-0899.

1. RESERVATION OPTION 1: 

• PRINT AND COMPLETE THE FORM AT THIS LINK and mail with your check to: 

The Foreign Policy Association of Central PA, 
PO Box 60665, 
Harrisburg, PA 17106

2. RESERVATION OPTION 2 (ON-LINE APPLICATION FOR RESERVATION): 

• Apply: Complete the online form below and click on SUBMIT to apply for reservation. 
• Register: Mail your check to the above address for your reservation.  

PAYMENT OPTIONS (3)

1. PAYMENT OPTION 1
   • Dinner and presentation $75 per person
2. PAYMENT OPTION 2
   • Dinner and presentation, and “Meet and Greet” $100 per person

If you choose this option, you will be able to meet and talk to Ambassador Kurtzer during the 5:30 social hour in a separate room. 

3. PAYMENT OPTION 3

• Dinner and presentation, “Meet and Greet”, and Premium Dinner Table for eight. $850 per table

If you choose this option, you will be able to reserve one of four dinner tables for eight nearest the speaker. All eight people may participate in the “Meet and Greet” with the Ambassador. To secure this option we must receive a check for $850 and a list (below) of the eight people who will be sitting at the table. It will be first come, first served based on the day the $850 check was posted and the list is received.