Event Title: Consul General David Siegel - A Regional and Global Security Assessment: The Israeli Perspective

Who:  Consul General David Siegel

          Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles

When:  Tuesday, November 1, 2011 (Breakfast Meeting)
Where:  The Ritz-Carlton Phoenix

              2401 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 85016

              Complimentary Valet Parking
Time:  Registration 7:00 a.m. - Breakfast 7:30 a.m. - Program 8:00 a.m.

Cost:  $37 PCFR Members; $47 Non-Members & Guests

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Please call the PCFR office at 602-441-4967 for more information.

PCFR is extremely pleased to announce that David Siegel, the Consul General of Israel for the Western U.S. region, has arranged a special breakfast meeting for our membership – Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Phoenix. We recognize this is very short notice. However, with Mr. Siegel’s very demanding schedule, he just became available and because of the high level profile of this speaker, we elected to take advantage so that our membership would have access to hear his invaluable point of view in light of the Arab Spring and how it might impact Israel. It is also particularly relevant to have the Israeli outlook now as we will have the Palestinian perspective on this region when we have Maen Areikat, Palestinian Ambassador to the U.S., who is scheduled to speak to PCFR later in the month. It is our mission to provide our membership with the most timely and balanced programs.

David Siegel assumed the post of Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles in August 2011, where he serves as the senior representative of the State of Israel to the Southwestern United States.

Most recently, Mr. Siegel served as Chief of Staff to Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this role, he was involved in policy formulation and decision-making at the senior levels of Israel's foreign policy establishment.

Previously, Mr. Siegel served two terms at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C., in successive roles as Chief of Staff to three of Israel's Ambassadors to the United States, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, and Spokesperson. In these capacities, which spanned nearly a decade and two U.S. Administrations, Mr. Siegel was deeply involved in policy coordination with the State Department, the National Security Council and the White House. He was Israel's voice to the Washington press corps and liaison to the U.S. Congress, where he was responsible for security cooperation, missile defense and homeland security. During these years, Mr. Siegel participated in the 1998 Wye River Peace Summit, the 1999 Israel-Syria negotiations, and the Camp David Middle East Peace Summit in the Fall of 2000.

Consul General Siegel has also served in senior posts at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, including Director of the International Organizations Department and Political Counselor in the North American Division. He began his diplomatic career as Deputy Chief of Mission at Israel's Embassy in Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, and subsequently became Charge' d'Affaires.

Mr. Siegel graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Political Science and earned a Masters Degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston. He served as a Commander in the Israel Defense Forces.

Consul General Siegel is married to Myra Clark-Siegel, and they have three young children.