Institution thats dedicated to helping prevent and mitigate violent conflict abroad. Its really an honor and a pleasure this morning to host a conversation with ambassador david hale on his new book. American diplomacy toward lebanon, lessons in Foreign Policy and the middle east. When you hear the catchphrase seasoned diplomat thats used to describe someone with deep experience, navigating the labyrinth he and political shows and complex negotiations in in distant lands, the name that first comes to mind is ambassador david hale. The ambassador is a Career Foreign Service officer and started in 1985. His postings have taken him from north africa and the persian gulf to the labonte and south asia. Ambassador hale was promoted to career ambassador in 2018. This is the highest rank in the u. S. Foreign service. Ambassador hale has been the ambassador to pakistan, lebanon and jordan. As well as a special envoy for middle east peace. More recently, Ambassador Haley served as the under secr
In a statement tonight, ron said that this will be the only response to israels strike on irans consulate in damascus at the beginning of the month. That, of course, killed several iranian generals, including two top commanders. Iranian officials had vowed revenge for those attacks, and in their statement, they also warned that the United States must stay away from any direct military involvement. Meanwhile, officials telling nbc news that the u. S. And israel have been closely coordinating how to defend against this imminent attack. For fears of growing regional war have been escalating for months ever since hamas is october 7th attack on israel, and the subsequent israeli war on gaza. Joining me now, richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent. He is in jerusalem for us in the early hours of the morning there we are in that window, richard, of anticipating some of those drones making their way into israel, as well as potentially those missiles. What can you tell us about what
Institution thats dedicated to helping prevent and mitigate violent conflict abroad. Its really an honor and a pleasure this morning to host a conversation with ambassador david hale on his new book. American diplomacy toward lebanon, lessons in Foreign Policy and the middle east. When you hear the catchphrase seasoned diplomat thats used to describe someone with deep experience, navigating the labyrinth he and political shows and complex negotiations in in distant lands, the name that first comes to mind is ambassador david hale. The ambassador is a Career Foreign Service officer and started in 1985. His postings have taken him from north africa and the persian gulf to the labonte and south asia. Ambassador hale was promoted to career ambassador in 2018. This is the highest rank in the u. S. Foreign service. Ambassador hale has been the ambassador to pakistan, lebanon and jordan. As well as a special envoy for middle east peace. More recently, Ambassador Haley served as the under secr
Institution thats dedicated to helping prevent and mitigate violent conflict abroad. Its really an honor and a pleasure this morning to host a conversation with ambassador david hale on his new book. American diplomacy toward lebanon, lessons in Foreign Policy and the middle east. When you hear the catchphrase seasoned diplomat thats used to describe someone with deep experience, navigating the labyrinth he and political shows and complex negotiations in in distant lands, the name that first comes to mind is ambassador david hale. The ambassador is a Career Foreign Service officer and started in 1985. His postings have taken him from north africa and the persian gulf to the labonte and south asia. Ambassador hale was promoted to career ambassador in 2018. This is the highest rank in the u. S. Foreign service. Ambassador hale has been the ambassador to pakistan, lebanon and jordan. As well as a special envoy for middle east peace. More recently, Ambassador Haley served as the under secr
Institution thats dedicated to helping prevent and mitigate violent conflict abroad. Its really an honor and a pleasure this morning to host a conversation with ambassador david hale on his new book. American diplomacy toward lebanon, lessons in Foreign Policy and the middle east. When you hear the catchphrase seasoned diplomat thats used to describe someone with deep experience, navigating the labyrinth he and political shows and complex negotiations in in distant lands, the name that first comes to mind is ambassador david hale. The ambassador is a Career Foreign Service officer and started in 1985. His postings have taken him from north africa and the persian gulf to the labonte and south asia. Ambassador hale was promoted to career ambassador in 2018. This is the highest rank in the u. S. Foreign service. Ambassador hale has been the ambassador to pakistan, lebanon and jordan. As well as a special envoy for middle east peace. More recently, Ambassador Haley served as the under secr