Aspen Institute / Middle East Strategy Group

The Aspen Institute Middle East Strategy Group (MESG) "supports pragmatic economic and policy initiatives that tangibly advance prospects for peace in the Middle East. The group’s membership includes prominent American, Palestinian and Israeli business leaders and policy makers.  MESG is chaired by former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Hagel, and Palestinian and Israeli businessmen Samer Khoury and Idan Ofer.


 * "The group is united by a common vision of a two-state solution to the conflict — prosperous, secure, and democratic Israeli and Palestinian states living side by side in peace — and the desire to help develop tangible programs and policies that create momentum toward realizing that vision."

Honorary Chairs

 * Madeleine K. Albright
 * Dianne Feinstein
 * Chuck Hagel
 * Samer Said Khoury
 * Henry Kissinger
 * Idan Ofer

MESG Coordinating Members

 * Peter Cleveland
 * Suzy George
 * Rexon Ryu
 * Liebeth Turbati
 * Toni G. Verstandig

Group Members
Source
 * Yasser Abbas
 * S. Daniel Abraham
 * Mohamad Abu Ramadan
 * Tarek O. Aggad
 * Jawdat Al-Khoudary
 * Paul Applegarth
 * Berl Bernhard
 * Lucien Bronicki
 * Richard Burt
 * Lester Crown
 * John J. Cullinane
 * Ahmed H. Dabbous
 * Richard Fairbanks
 * A. Huda Farouki
 * Zev Furst
 * Larry Garber
 * Steve Grand
 * Jane Harman
 * Gary Heiman
 * Martin S. Indyk
 * Walter Isaacson
 * Alan P. Larson
 * Loutfy Mansour
 * Walid Najjab
 * Nassar Ali Nassar
 * Jacob Ner-David
 * Her Majesty Queen Noor
 * Yifat Gurian Ofer
 * Peter Reiling
 * William D. Rogers
 * Dennis Ross
 * Mara Rudman
 * George R. Salem
 * Samir Shawa
 * Joel Tauber
 * Ephraim Sneh
 * Edward S. Walker, Jr.
 * Peter S. Watson
 * Mortimer B. Zuckerman

Contact

 * Web: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.611997/k.48CF/The_Middle_East_Strategy_Group.htm