October 17, 2008
Dear
CMEP Members,
These are exciting and challenging times in Washington, the Middle East,
and at CMEP. As CMPE's new Executive Director, I am pleased to report that
we are busy seeking constructive and effective ways to strengthen our
ability to advocate for peace.
In the coming weeks, I will have several opportunities to meet with many
of you directly and share our vision of how to make Israeli-Palestinian
peace an immediate priority of the incoming Administration. I will be
speaking to groups in Indianapolis (IN), Chicago (IL), Old Lyme (CT), and
Princeton (NJ) and hope that where possible you will be able to join me.
My detailed speaking schedule is below.
In the coming months, I hope to arrange similar visits across the country.
Such visits will allow me to engage directly with you, our members, as
well as to introduce others to the important work of CMEP. If you would
like to help organize a CMEP talk or conference in your community, please
contact Carolyn Danckaert, CMEP's new Grassroots Coordinator at
carolyn@cmep.org.
In addition to visits to our membership and partners, CMEP has embarked on
a vigorous grassroots organizing effort. We plan to increase the number of
CMEP advocates across the country who can express their views to political
representatives in Washington, both by electronic communications and in
person at our annual Washington Advocacy Conference. These efforts will
help amplify the voice of the churches in Washington for peace in the Holy
Land.
We are at a critical juncture in achieving our hopes for peace. The
outgoing Bush Administration still hopes to have a statement on peace
principles agreed to by both Israel and Palestinians before leaving office
in January. The new administration will soon decide how actively it will
engage in the peace process. Moreover, Israel and the Palestinians may (or
may not) have elections and new governments in the near future.
This time of change is our time of opportunity to make Israeli-Palestinian
peace a national priority. I hope that those in the area will join me at
the talks below and others will be inspired to organize similar events in
their own communities. Thank you for your continued support of CMEP and
your dedication to the cause of peace.
Warmest regards,
Warren
P.S. - For those of you who missed the October 16th CMEP Network Call
with Professor William Quandt, "30 Years After the First Israel-Arab
Peace Treaty: Looking Back, Looking Ahead," you can listen to it
here.
CMEP
Executive Director's Fall Speaking Tour
Tuesday,
October 21
Speaker, Catholic
University of America, Washington, DC
in the Edward J. Pryzbala
Center at 7:00 PM
For more information contact:
Mike Provine: 79provine@cua.org
Saturday, October 25
Speaker,
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation 10th Annual
Conference, Washington, DC
Workshop:
Christian Grassroots Advocacy and Solidarity: Leadership for Serious
Engagement.
1:30-2:45 PM
Conference is open to the public, with registration fee ($50, $35 for
students).
For more
information click here:
http://www.hcef.org/index.cfm/ID/509.cfm.
Sunday, October 26
Keynote speaker: “Making Your Voice Heard in Washington on Holy Land
Peace”
Christians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East 7th
Annual Conference
St Luke’s United Methodist Church, West 86th Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
3:30 PM
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information contact
Greg Foote at
gregorypfoote@sbcglobal.net or
visit:
http://www.provocate.org/archives/1112
Monday,
October 27
Afternoon colloquium with the
Political Science Department, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN
Evening address, Martin
Unversity,
Indianapolis, IN
For more information contact:
Marty Greenan at 317-543-3618 or
mgreenan@martin.edu
Tuesday, October 28
Addressing
Peace Studies and International Conflict and Peace Building Classes
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
7:30 PM Talk
at the University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
For
information contact: Dr. Larry Sondhaus:
(317) 788-3463 or
sondhaus@uindy.edu
Wednesday,
October 29
Speaker at the Israel Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian
Church (USA), Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, November 2
Speaker, Fourth Tree of Life Conference, Nov 1-2, 2008
First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Lyme Street and Ferry Road, Old Lyme, CT 06371
Conference is open to the public, Sunday only ($20).
For more
information visit:
http://www.cmep.org/events/Tree-Of-Life-Conference.pdf
or
contact David Good at 434-8686 or davidwgood@snet.net.
Sunday, November 23
Speaker, Nassau Presbyterian Church: “The
Political Situation in the Middle East and in Washington”
9:15 to 10:15, Assembly Room, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau
Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
Information: Adult Sunday School
Program. Click here for details:
http://www.nassauchurch.org/education/2008-9aefallbrochure.pdf
 Warren
Clark became Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)
in January, 2008. Ambassador Clark was a career U.S. Foreign Service
officer in the Department of State, serving in the Middle East, Europe,
Canada, Africa, and at the United Nations. He was Charge d’affaires in
Lagos, Nigeria; the U.S. Ambassador in Libreville, Gabon; and Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa in Washington.
He worked on Middle East oil price negotiations, was
Desk Officer for Libya, and represented the U.S. on the UN Security
Council for Middle East and African issues. He led a study group on the
Middle East at the Institute of Politics of the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University.
He also worked on macroeconomic issues and finance
as the U.S. Treasury Department Representative in Ottawa, coordinated
economic forecasting for the U.S. at the Organization for Economic
Co-Operation and Development (OECD), and represented the U.S. on the UN
Economic and Social Council. He helped create a Peace Corps program in Sao
Tome and Principe. He ran a program to help governments in Central and
Eastern Europe with privatization and liberalization.
In 2005 he earned a masters degree in theological
studies from Virginia Theological Seminary. He worked on international
programs at the Washington National Cathedral and Chaired the Commission
on Peace for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. He also has served as a
chaplain at Sibley Hospital.
He holds a B.A. from Williams College and graduate
degrees from Harvard, Georgetown, and John Hopkins Universities. He has
received awards from the US State Department, the US Navy, Budapest
Technical University, and the Gabonese Republic.
The Ambassador speaks French and eastern Arabic.
Formed in 1984, Churches for Middle East Peace is a
Washington-based program of the Alliance of Baptists, American Friends
Service Committee, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Armenian
Orthodox Church, Catholic Conference of Major Superiors of Men's
Institutes, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Church of the
Brethren, Church World Service, Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America, Franciscan Friars OFM (English Speaking Conference,
JPIC Council), Friends Committee on National Legislation, Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America, Maryknoll Missioners, Mennonite Central Committee,
Moravian Church in America, National Council of Churches, Presbyterian
Church (USA), Reformed Church in America, Unitarian Universalist
Association, United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church (GBCS
& GBGM).
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