Harold H. Saunders
Harold H. Saunders | |
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| 12th Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
| In office April 11, 1978 – January 16, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Alfred L. Atherton |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas A. Veliotes |
| 6th Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research | |
| In office December 1, 1975 – April 10, 1978 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | William G. Hyland |
| Succeeded by | William G. Bowdler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Henry Saunders December 27, 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 6, 2016 (aged 85) McLean, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Yale University |
Harold Henry Saunders (December 27, 1930 – March 6, 2016) served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research between 1975 and 1978 and United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs between 1978 and 1981. Saunders was a key participant in the Camp David Accords, helped negotiate the Iran Hostage Crisis, and developed the sustained dialogue model for resolving conflicts Saunders later launched the Sustained Dialogue Institute, which uses the sustained dialogue model to address racial and other issues in the United States and abroad.
Additionally, Saunders was director of international affairs at the Kettering Foundation and co-chaired the Dartmouth Conference Task Force. He authored several works, including The Other Walls: The Arab-Israeli Peace Process in a Global Perspective (1985), A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue to Transform Racial and Ethnic Conflict (1999), Politics Is about Relationship: A Blueprint for the Citizens’ Century (2005), and Sustained Dialogue in Conflicts: Transformation and Change (2011).