About
Mr. Quandt: In the fall of 1994, William B. Quandt joined
the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University
of Virginia, where he holds the Edward R. Stettinius chair and
currently serves as Vice Provost for International Affairs.
He teaches courses on the Middle East and American Foreign Policy.
Prior to this appointment, he was a Senior Fellow in the Foreign
Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, where he
conducted research on the Middle East, American policy toward
the Arab-Israeli conflict, and energy policy.
Mr.
Quandt received his BA in International Relations from Stanford
University in 1963, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT
in 1968. Before going to Brookings in 1979, Dr. Quandt served
as a staff member on the National Security Council (1972-1974,
1977-1979). He was actively involved in the negotiations that
led to the Camp David Accords and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty.
He was also an Associate Professor of Political Science at the
University of Pennsylvania, worked at the Rand Corporation in
the Department of Social Science from 1968-1972, and taught at
UCLA and MIT.
Mr.
Quandt has written numerous books, and his articles have appeared
in a wide variety of publications. His books include: Peace
Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since
1967, (Brookings, 2001, revised edition;1993): Between
Ballots and Bullets: Algeria's Transition from Authoritarianism,
(Brookings, 1998); The United States and Egypt: An
Essay on Policy for the 1990s, (Brookings, 1990); Camp
David: Peacemaking and Politics, (Brookings, 1986); Saudi
Arabia in the 1980s: Foreign Policy, Security, and Oil, (Brookings,
1981); Decade of Decisions: American Foreign Policy Toward
the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1967-1976 , (University of California
Press, 1977); and Revolution and Political Leadership: Algeria,
1954-1968, (MIT Press, 1969). He also edited The Middle East:
Ten Years After Camp David, (Brookings, 1988). His most recent
publication is Between Ballots and Bullets: Algeria's Transition
from Authoritarianism (Brookings, 1998).
Dr.
Quandt has received a number of research grants, including a Social
Science Research Council International Fellowship (1966-1968),
the Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship
(1972-1973), and the National Defense Education Act Fellowship
(1963-1965). During 1987-88, he was President of the Middle East
Studies Association. He is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the American
University in Cairo, The Middle East Institute, and the Foundation
for Middle East Peace.
