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Talcott W. Seelye (March 6, 1922 – June 8, 2006) was a former United States Ambassador, author, and commentator. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article contains several lists of Ambassadors from the United States. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created

Seelye was born in Beirut the son of a professor at the American University of Beirut, and great grandson of Julius H. Seelye (famed preacher, writer and fifth president of Amherst College). Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 The American University of Beirut (AUB الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت is a private independent University in Beirut, Lebanon. Julius Hawley Seelye (1824-1895 was a Missionary, Author, United States Representative, and former president of Amherst College. Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He attended Deerfield Academy and then graduated from Amherst College in 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Army for a three year term during World War II. Deerfield Academy is a private, Coeducational Boarding school located in Deerfield Massachusetts. Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After a career in the US Foreign Service, he served as an ambassador in the middle east under two presidents. The United States Foreign Service is the diplomatic service of the United States government under the aegis of the Department of State. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country He is the father of Kate Seelye, a reporter who works for NPR. Kate Seelye is a journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East

In editorial articles, television commentary, and other public appearances, Seelye had been criticized Israel for militarism and US foreign policy in support of such policies. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or Within the framework of America's pro-Israel lobby (see AIPAC, Seelye has often been portrayed as an Anti-Zionist Arabist. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Lobbying includes all attempts to influence Legislators and officials whether by other legislators constituents or organized groups The American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC) is an American Lobbying group that advocates for pro- Israel policies to the Congress and Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism, an international political movement and ideology that supports a Homeland for the Jewish People in the land known As used in modern political discourse in some quarters Arabist refers a generally non-Arab specialist in Arabic language or culture perceived to be excessively sympathetic He has been monitored by pro-Israel groups such as Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America ("CAMERA"), Middle East Forum (with its Campus Watch project), and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who have worked to undermine his reputation with accusations such as ties to oil companies and the Saudi Arabian House of Saud. The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA is a Boston -based non-profit pro-Israel media watchdog group which was founded in 1982 The Middle East Forum (MEF is an American Think tank founded in 1990 by historian and columnist Daniel Pipes, who also serves as its director Campus Watch is an organisation which according its own website "reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (TWI known informally as WINEP is a Washington DC-based Think tank which concerns itself with U The House of Saud ( Arabic: آل سعود romanized Āl Suʿūd is the Royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Detractors include Steve Emerson (The American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar Connection), Daniel Pipes, Martin Kramer, David Horowitz, and Robert D. Kaplan. Steve Emerson may refer to Stephen G Emerson, stem cell biologist and 13th President of Haverford College Steven Emerson, journalist Daniel Pipes (born September 9 1949 is a American historian and political commentator who particularly focuses on the Middle East and Islam. Martin Seth Kramer (b 1954 Washington DC) is an American scholar of the Middle East at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer and activist Robert D Kaplan (born 1953 is an American Journalist, currently an editor for the Atlantic Monthly.

After the 2001 9/11 Attacks, Seelye again found himself in the spotlight as an expert on Middle Eastern affairs and continued to advise think tanks and policy making groups. A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such He also continues to come under attack, such as an Atlantic Monthly article Robert D. The Atlantic (formerly known as The Atlantic Monthly) is an American Magazine founded in Boston in 1857 Kaplan in which he wrote of Seelye that such "Arabists and other area specialists may be emotionally involved, through marriage or friendship, with host countries -- often causing them to dislike the policies that Washington orders them to execute. " Recently, Seelye and over 50 former US ambassadors and government officials signed the Middle East Policy Council's letter to Pres. Bush, criticizing US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's unilateral Gaza withdrawal plan, announced in 2004 and enacted in 2005 (letter cited below), which followed earlier British diplomats' letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Middle East Policy Council or MEPC is a Washington DC based 501(c3 Non-profit organization that deals with issues concerning the Middle East. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (אריאל Israel's unilateral disengagement plan ( Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תוכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to

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Service Chronology

Talcott W. Seelye's Diplomatic Chronology
Position Host country or organization Year
US Army Officer Iran 1944 to 1946
US Foreign Service Germany 1950 - 1952
US Foreign Service Jordan 1952
US Foreign Service Kuwait Date Unknown
US Foreign Service Saudi Arabia 1967
US State Department Country Director for Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria 1968 to 1971
U.S. Ambassador Tunisia 1972 to 1976 (under Richard Nixon)
US Presidential Envoy Lebanon 1972 (under Richard Nixon)
U.S. Ambassador Syria 1977 to 1981 (under Jimmy Carter)

Written Works

Books

Articles

U. S. Department of State Documents

Works about or mentioning Seelye

Obituaries

Citations (Favorable)

Citations (Unfavorable)

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Richard W. Murphy		 U.S. Ambassador to Syria
1978–1981		 Succeeded by
Robert P. Stephen Zunes (born 1956 is an International relations scholar specializing in the Middle East and a leading critic of the George W Milton Viorst (born 1930 is an American Journalist. He studied history at Rutgers University. Judy Woodruff (born November 20, 1946) is an American television News anchor and Journalist. Richard Bordeaux Parker (born July 3 1923 in the Philippines) was a career United States Diplomat and now is an expert on the Middle East. Paul Findley (born June 23 1921 is a former United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District Stephen Joshua Solarz is a former United States Congressional Representative from New York David Corn is a Liberal American political journalist and author Richard William Murphy (b July 29, 1929, Boston Massachusetts) is an American diplomat This is a list of United States Ambassadors to Syria. The American embassy to Syria was established 1952-09-11. Paganelli
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