April 16, 2007 (Vol. 5, No. 6)

Lehman Lecture Focuses on Mideast Challenges

Dr. Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, delivered the annual Lehman Lecture on April 19 and discussed the foreign relations challenges facing the United States. These included the war in Iraq, Iran's current political climate, Israel's relations with the Palestinians and Syrians, the struggle for the future of Lebanon, and the domestic and social challenges facing the hundreds of millions of people who live in the Arab world.

Prior to his work at the Council, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell on a broad range of foreign policy concerns. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and was the lead U.S. Government official in support of the Northern Ireland peace process. For his efforts, he received the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award.

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