The 26th Camden Conference The Middle East – What Next? was held recently. Laurence Pope gave a talk entitled: U.S. Policies and Prospects in a Turbulent Middle East.
Larry Pope is a former Ambassador to Chad, Political Advisor to General Anthony Zinni in Central Command, and Charge d’Affaires in Tripoli, Libya. Ambassador Pope retired from the U.S. Foreign Service on October 2, 2000 after 31 years of service. He continues to consult with various institutions and is a respected arabist. A graduate of Bowdoin College, Pope also had advanced studies at Princeton University and is a graduate of the U.S. Department of State Senior Seminar, a Senior Fellow at the Armed Forces Staff College. He speaks Arabic and French, and resides in Portland, Maine.
This talk was recorded February 24, 2013 in Camden at the Camden Opera House.