Call Number:

MC303

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers

Extent:

• 5 boxes
• 14.67 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1977-2010 (inclusive)

Creator:

Lewis, Samuel W., 1930-2014

Abstract:

Samuel W. Lewis (1930-2014) was an American diplomat who is best known for his 1977-1985 service as U.S. Ambassador to Israel and active presence during the 1978 Camp David Summit. The Samuel W. Lewis Papers consist of speeches, correspondence, journals, oral history transcripts, and scrapbooks documenting Lewis's long career in the U.S. foreign service.

Samuel W. Lewis (1930-2014) was an American diplomat who is best known for his 1977-1985 service as U.S. Ambassador to Israel and active presence during the 1978 Camp David Summit. Lewis joined the foreign service in 1954 on the heels of his studies at Yale University and Johns Hopkins University, during which time he fulfilled diplomatic postings in Italy, Brazil, Afghanistan, and Israel. In the United States, Lewis served as President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace in addition to occupying various positions at the Department of State. Upon completing his tenure as Director of Policy Planning at the State Department in 1994, Lewis maintained an active voice in international affairs as a professor, advisor to foreign policy organizations, and frequent commentator on Middle Eastern affairs.

The Samuel W. Lewis Papers consist of speeches, correspondence, journals, oral history transcripts, and scrapbooks documenting Lewis's long career in the U.S. foreign service. The materials span Lewis's time as U.S. Ambassador to Israel, President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State. Content relates to topics such as Lewis's unfinished book, his personal reflections on the Camp David Summit, and diplomatic trips abroad.