JCRC Appreciation Event

David Makovsky

David Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at The Washington Institute. He is also an adjunct lecturer in Middle Eastern studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Mr. Makovsky is the co-author with Dennis Ross of the 2009 book Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East.  He is also the author or co-author of a variety of Washington Institute monographs on issues related to the Middle East Peace Process and the Arab-Israeli conflict.  David is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. He is the former executive editor of the Jerusalem Post, was diplomatic correspondent for Israel's leading daily, Haaretz, and is a former contributing editor to U.S. News and World Report. He was awarded the National Press Club's 1994 Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence for a cover story on PLO finances that he co-wrote for the magazine. In 1994, David became the first journalist writing for an Israeli publication to visit Damascus. He has made five trips to Syria, the latest in 1999 as he accompanied then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. In 1995, Mr. Makovsky was given unprecedented permission to file reports from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for an Israeli publication. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Makovsky received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and a master's degree in Middle East studies from Harvard University.