Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross commands my respect as someone who spent decades inside one of diplomacy's most intractable arenas. A UCLA graduate, he served as Director of Policy Planning under George H. W. Bush, Middle East coordinator under Clinton, and a special adviser to Hillary Clinton, threading through administrations of both parties. Sustaining that kind of work on a conflict that rarely yields easy wins takes uncommon stamina and intellectual honesty. As an author too, he pairs frontline experience with reflection. I admire public servants who carry that weight quietly, without theatrics, and his career reads as exactly that kind of commitment.

Name (English)

Dennis Ross

Name (Japanese)

デニス・ロス

Reading

でにす・ろす

Born

November 26, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

San Francisco, California, United States

Occupation

politician / diplomat / writer / political adviser / political scientist

University

University of California, Los Angeles

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Tags

• California
• politician
• diplomat
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-23

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