Walker 's diplomatic career : In the course of his career , Walker worked with every Israeli Prime Minister since Golda Meir , with Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt , with Presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad of Syria , with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia , and with Kings Hussein and Abdullah of Jordon , among others . During his time as Ambassador to Israel , Walker worked closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu in preparation for and during the Wye negotiations . He started the negotiations with Libya which led to Libya 's decision to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs and pay almost 3 billion US dollars in compensation to the families of Pan Am Flight 103 as well as UTA Flight 772 . In Egypt he worked with Vice President Al Gore and President Hosni Mubarak on a major initiative to reform the Egyptian economy . Walker also worked with US and Egyptian intelligence officials to counter the terrorist threat facing that country
UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
Edward S. Walker Jr.