Guest
Ryan Crocker
Former U.S. ambassador to six countries in the Middle East and the Muslim world, and distinguished chair in diplomacy and security at RANDFormer U.S. ambassador to six countries in the Middle East and the Muslim world, and distinguished chair in diplomacy and security at RAND
Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University; former US Ambassador to Iraq (2007-2009) and Syria (1998-2001)