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Person.png Samuel Lewis   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
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BornOctober 1, 1930
Houston, Texas, USA
DiedMarch 10, 2014 (Age 83)
McLean, Virginia, U.S.
NationalityUS
Alma materPaul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Yale University
Member ofBrookings Institution, McLarty Associates
Single Bilderberg US Ambassador to Israel for 8 years

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In office
1977 - 1985

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In office
March 21, 1993 - January 21, 1994

Samuel Lewis was a US diplomat who was panelist for the discussion about Foreign Policy Concerns Of The Clinton Administration at the 1993 Bilderberg.[1]

Education

Born in Houston, Texas, Lewis received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1952 and an M.A. from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in 1954. Lewis initially intended on enlisting in the military, but failed his physical exam because of a bad knee.

Career

Lewis joined the United States Foreign Service in 1954 and became consular officer at Naples. From 1955 to 1959, he was a political officer and acting principal officer in Florence. From 1959 to 1961, he was officer in charge of Italian Affairs in the State Department. From 1961 to 1962, Lewis was Special Assistant to the United States Under Secretary of State.

In 1963 and 1964, he was a visiting fellow at Princeton University. He worked as Deputy Assistant Director for Technical Cooperation at the United States Agency for International Development in Rio de Janeiro[spooky. This was in the years after the 1964 coup], on detail, and in 1966 he was executive assistant to the Ambassador in Rio de Janeiro. In 1966 Lewis received the Meritorious Honor Award and USAID Meritorious Honor Award.[2]

In 1967 and 1968, Lewis was Assistant Director for Development in the Office of Brazilian Affairs at USAID, and in 1968, he became Deputy Director of that office. In 1968 and 1969, he was a senior staff member on the United States National Security Council.

In 1969, Lewis was Special Assistant for Policy Planning in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, and in 1970 and 1971, he was special assistant to the Director General of the Foreign Service.

From 1971 to 1974, Lewis was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the United States, Kabul. He was Deputy Director of the Policy Planning staff from 1974 until 1975, when he became Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.

Israel and Camp David Accords

From 1977 to 1985, Lewis served as Ambassador to Israel under Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, the second longest tenure of any US Ambassador to Israel.[3] As ambassador, Lewis had a major role in negotiating the Camp David peace talks in 1978 that resulted in a historic treaty between Egypt and Israel.

The Camp David Accords were signed September 17, 1978, and within months, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A formal treaty between Egypt and Israel was announced the next year, calling for Israel to withdraw its forces from the Sinai Peninsula and placing limits on Egypt's military presence in the region.

Later life

In 2004, Lewis was among 27 retired diplomats and military commanders who publicly stated that the George W. Bush Administration did not understand the world and was unable to handle "in either style or substance" the responsibilities of global leadership.[4] On June 16, 2004, the Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change issued a statement against the Iraq War.[5]

Lewis sat on the U.S. Advisory Council of the Israel Policy Forum, and was involved in the J Street project. He was also an active board member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199322 April 199325 April 1993Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni
The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece
Herzliya Conference/20092 February 20094 February 2009Israel
Tel Aviv
Reichman University
Spooky 3 day get together in Tel Aviv
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