▁French ▁journalist , ▁Charles ▁End er line , ▁Gold ▁secured ▁a ▁commit ment ▁from ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Warren ▁Christopher ▁that ▁the ▁Rab in ▁" de pos it " ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁did ▁not ▁bind ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel . ▁This ▁effort ▁also ▁included ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁new ▁US ▁commit ment ▁from ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁administration ▁to ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Ford ▁letter , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁would ▁give ▁great ▁weight ▁to ▁Israel ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Heb rew ▁daily , ▁Ma ar iv , ▁Christopher ▁wrote ▁this ▁renew ed ▁commit ment ▁in ▁a ▁formal ▁letter ▁of ▁ass ur ances ▁to ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Benjamin ▁Net any ahu ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Gold ▁was ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Gold ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁deleg ation ▁at ▁the ▁W ye ▁River ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁Israel , ▁the ▁P LO , ▁and ▁then ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁at ▁the ▁W ye ▁River ▁Plant ation ▁in ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁present , ▁Gold ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Center ▁for