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Dr. Steve Pieczenik is a critically acclaimed author of
psycho-political thrillers and the co-creator of the New York Times
best-selling "Tom Clancy's Op-Center" and "Tom Clancy's Net Force"
book series. He is also one of the world's most experienced
international crisis managers and hostage negotiators. His novels are
based on his twenty years experience in resolving international crises
for four U.S. administrations.
Dr. Pieczenik trained in Psychiatry at Harvard and has both an M.D.
from Cornell University Medical College and a Ph.D. in International
Relations from M.I.T. He was the first psychiatrist ever to receive a
PhD. focusing on international relations. He served as a Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State and/or Senior Policy Planner under
Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James
Baker.
During his career as a senior State Department official, Dr. Pieczenik
utilized his unique abilities and expertise to develop strategies and
tactics that were instrumental in resolving major conflicts in Asia,
the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and the United States.
Dr. Pieczenik was the principal International Crisis Manager and
Hostage Negotiator under Secretaries Kissinger and Vance. During this
time he developed conflict resolution techniques that were
instrumental in saving over five hundred hostages in different
terrorist episodes, including the Hanafi Moslem Seizure in Washington,
DC, the TWA Croatian Hijacking, the Aldo Moro Kidnapping, the JRA
Hijacking, the PLO Hijacking, and many other incidents involving
terrorists such as Idi Amin, Muammar Quaddafi, Carlos, FARC, Abu Nidal
and Saddam Hussein.
Dr. Pieczenik helped develop negotiation strategies for major U.S.-
Soviet arms control summits under the Reagan administration. He was
also involved in advising senior officials on important
psycho-political dynamics and conflict mediation strategies for
President Carter's successful Camp David Peace Conference. In 1991,
Dr. Pieczenik was a chief architect of the Cambodian Peace Conference
in Paris. He is currently an advisor to the Department of Defense.
Dr. Pieczenik has started several successful companies, employing his
methodologies in various industries, including investment banking,
publishing and television/film.