Former U.S. Ambassador Djerejian available to discuss Saudi King Abdullah’s death

David Ruth
713-348-6327
david@rice.edu

Jeff Falk
713-348-6775
jfalk@rice.edu

Former U.S. Ambassador Djerejian available to discuss Saudi King Abdullah’s death

HOUSTON – (Jan. 22, 2015) – Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Israel and former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, is available for news media interviews Friday to discuss the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.

Djerejian is the author of “Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador’s Journey Through the Middle East.” He can discuss the implications of Abdullah’s death for U.S. policy in the region.

Media wishing to interview Djerejian should contact David Ruth, director of national media relations at Rice, at david@rice.edu.

Rice University has a VideoLink ReadyCam TV interview studio. ReadyCam is capable of transmitting broadcast-quality standard-definition and high-definition video directly to all news media organizations around the world 24/7.

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