Ambassador Edward Walker (Ret.)

Last Name: Walker

First Name: Edward

Middle Name: S.

Suffix: Jr.

Nickname: Ned

Rank: Senior Foreign Service

Service/Department: U.S. Department of State

Medals and Honors:

• 5 Superior and 8 Meritorious Awards.

• Cobb Award for Excellence in supporting U.S. business.

Last or Significant Assignment: US Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

Areas of Experience: AFRICOM, International Relations and Diplomacy, Terrorist Groups, Treaties and Negotiations

Ambassador Edward Walker is a Professor of Global Politics at Hamilton College. He previously served as President of Middle East Institute. He was also Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, US Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

Walker served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Saudi Arabia and in political, economic and training functions in Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia. He developed the Economic Reform program for Egypt with the Vice President’s office while serving as US Ambassador to Egypt. Additionally, he managed the build-up of US forces in the United Arab Emirates and directed coordination with the UAE armed forces duringthe 1991 Gulf war. Walker also negotiated the Western Sahara issue with the Moroccan King and Algerian President in coordination with former Secretary of State James Baker.