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After Annapolis: The U.S. Commitment to Peace

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Thomas Goldberger Date: Thursday, 6 December 2007 Time: 9:00 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) View Webchat Transcript

The U.S.-hosted conference in Annapolis, Maryland, marked the beginning of a new, serious and substantial effort to achieve peace in the Middle East. The U.S. government is engaged on three mutually reinforcing tracks: supporting progress in political talks, assisting with Palestinian institutional capacity-building, and encouraging tangible improvements on the ground in line with the Israeli and Palestinian road map Phase I commitments.

Please join Goldberger in a discussion on the U.S. role, including the U.S. perspective on the achievements of the Annapolis Conference and what to expect in the days ahead.

Guest Biography: Thomas H. Goldberger is the director of the Israel and Palestinian Affairs Office in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Goldberger has also served in Ankara, Turkey, as the chief of the U.S. Embassy's economic section and in Amman, Jordan, as an economic/commercial officer.