found: United States Department of State website, May 23, 2013Biography page (Jacob Walles presented his credentials as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia on July 24, 2012. Previously, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, responsible for U.S. policy with respect to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians. For more than twenty years, he was an active participant in U.S. efforts to promote peace in the Middle East dating back to the 1991 Madrid Conference; Mr. Walles is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor; Mr. Walles was born in Wilmington, Delaware and is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University)
