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of State for the Bureau of Public Affairs, Philip J. Crowley on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
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STORY SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Public Affairs, Philip J. Crowley briefs foreign press on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East at the United States Foreign Press Center, Washington, D.C.RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, contact information and more available at
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Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P.J. Crowley remarks on the need to work collaboratively with the parties and international community to promote the resumption of Israeli and Palestinian negotiations.Bite # 01 RT: 1:19
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"Certainly, we continue our efforts to work collaboratively with the parties and with other countries in the region. We haven't given up our objective, which is to get the parties back into negotiations as soon as possible, and to begin the earnest work of working on the very specific, complex, and substantive details to arrive at a just resolution, a final agreement, and formation of a Palestinian state."And obviously, we've hit a bumpy road recently for a number of reasons. We are, in fact, at a point where we are assessing where we are, coming up with perhaps some new ideas in terms of how to close the gap that does exist, to get the parties back into - to reengage and get back into negotiations. We've had some, obviously, recent meetings here in Washington, taking advantage of the prime minister's private visit here. And we will have further contacts in the coming days and weeks." OUTAssistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P.J. Crowley clarifies the U.S. never said a total settlement freeze was a precondition for negotiations.Bite # 02 RT: :47
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"At the outset of the Obama Administration, we recognized that the settlement issue is important to everyone in the region, important to Israelis, important to Palestinians, important to other countries in the region. That's why we have made that a focal point of our discussions with the parties. That said, we have never said that a total settlement freeze should be a precondition to negotiations. And obviously, the President, the Secretary of State, others have communicated directly with the parties that we believe, at this point in time, the best way to move the process forward is, in fact, to resume negotiations as quickly as possible." OUTAssistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P.J. Crowley asserts the U.S. is not going to impose a solution...Bite # 03 RT: 19:00
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"We're not going to impose a U.S. solution on the parties. We've always said that, ultimately, this has to be a decision that the Israeli Government makes on behalf of its people, the Palestinian Authority makes on behalf of its people, supported by other countries in the region." OUTVIDEO PROVIDED BY: U.S. Department of StateBACKGROUND:
Philip J. (P.J.) Crowley previously served as a Senior Fellow and Director of Homeland Security at the Center for American Progress.He has authored several studies on homeland and national security issues, including Safe at Home, a detailed strategy to protect the American homeland, improve national preparedness and rebuild U.S. standing in the world; Keeping Bombs Off Planes, an analysis of air cargo security requirements (with co-author Bruce Butterworth), and Time to Act, which outlined how to best implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Crowley has also testified before both the House and Senate on the need for stronger chemical security regulation.P.J. is a frequent guest on network news programs, having appeared on the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Lehrer NewsHour, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Hardball with Chris Matthews and the O'Reilly Factor, as well as the Diane Rehm Show, On Point and Talk of the Nation on NPR. His opinion articles have been published in leading newspapers such as the Baltimore Sun, Denver Post, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Washington Times.During the Clinton administration, Crowley was Special Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs and served on the staff of the National Security Council. Prior to that, he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. Crowley served in the Air Force for 26 years, retiring at the rank of colonel in September 1999. He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During the Kosovo conflict, he was temporarily assigned to work with then NATO Secretary General Javier Solana.Prior to joining the Center for American Progress, he served as vice president of the Insurance Information Institute, focusing on strategic industry issues that included the impact of terrorism on commercial insurance in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy. A native of Massachusetts, P.J. is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross. He is married to Paula E. Kougeas, also a retired Air Force colonel and now a teacher. They have two children and live in Alexandria, Virginia.TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE E-MAIL:
digitalcenter@multivu.comSOURCE: U.S. Department of StateCONTACT:
Debra Schackner,
+1-202-504-6404,
SchacknerDE@state.gov
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