Edward Peck

Position: 
Former U.S. Chief of Mission to Iraq
Areas of Expertise: 
Iraq, Arab politics in the Middle East and North Africa; covert intelligence; understanding terrorism; diplomacy

Ambassador Edward Peck (DC): Retired Ambassador who traveled last November to West Bank and Israel to meet with religious and political leaders through the Council for the National Interest; Former Executive Secretary, American Academy of Diplomacy; Former Chief of Mission in Iraq (1980s); Former Deputy Director, White House Task Force on Terrorism under Reagan Administration; Former Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Arab politics in Middle East and North Africa, terrorism, U.S. should be more even-handed in Middle East policy