The United States, the Middle East, and the 1967 Arab-Israeli War
January 12-13, 2004
The Office of the Historian will host a conference on the Arab-Israeli Crisis and War of 1967, within the broader context of U.S. relations with the Middle East during the Johnson administration (see agenda). The conference will be held on January 12 and 13, 2004, in Washington, D.C., and coincide with the release of the forthcoming volume in the Department of State?s historical series, Foreign Relations of the United States, volume XIX, The Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1967. The volume covers the period from May 1967, when Egyptian President Nasser requested the removal of the United Nations Emergency Force, to November 1967, when the United Nations passed Resolution 242.
Keynote Speaker: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield
The Conference will be held in the Loy Henderson Conference Room, Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Entry to the Department of State is controlled and will be facilitated by advance arrangements. Those with State Department identification do not need to make arrangements. Space is limited, and members of the press without State Department press building passes and members of the public desiring access to the conference must register by January 7, 2004.
To register contact Chris Tudda in the Office of the Historian at tuddacj@state.gov.
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