Trump’s Middle East Envoy Visits Israel in Show of Support for Gaza Cease-Fire Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, was expected to meet with Israel’s prime minister and to visit Gaza.

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Envoy to the Middle East, to Meet Netanyahu in Israel Steve Witkoff played an important role in brokering the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said “much progress” had been made recently.

Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Envoy, Says His Impatience Nudged Japan Forward In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. “Did I contribute to that?” Mr. Emanuel asked. “Uh, yeah.”

Top U.N. Envoy Says Gaza War Followed Years of Weak Diplomacy World leaders failed to focus on a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and risk making the same mistake again, the departing United Nations’ envoy in the region says.

Trump Picks Keith Kellogg to Be Envoy to Ukraine and Russia The retired Army lieutenant general could play a key role in any negotiations to end the yearslong war between the countries.

Trump’s Middle East Envoy Has Prior Ties to Oil-Rich Nations There Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the conflicts his new role will present.

U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah.

U.S. Envoy to NATO Says Aid to Israel Won’t Come at Ukraine’s Expense Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, said Washington could “stay focused on our partnership and commitment to Israel’s security” and still support Kyiv.

Critics of Pope Francis won’t rain on synod’s parade, says papal envoy to US VATICAN CITY (RNS) — While conservative opposition to Francis and the synod often gets the limelight, it represents a small fraction of American clergy, said Archbishop Christophe Pierre. The post Critics of Pope Francis won’t rain on synod’s parade, says papal envoy to US appeared first on Religion News Service.

Biden Picks Jack Lew as Envoy to Israel During Time of Friction Mr. Lew, a former Treasury secretary, would bring stature and a low-key style to the assignment of representing the president to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

Bill Richardson Reveled in Role of Freelance Envoy to Dictators The former New Mexico governor and energy secretary filled a specialized diplomatic niche, talking to strongmen when presidents and other officials could — or would — not.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Sweden’s special envoy over desecration of Quran BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic holy book was burned or defaced during recent public demonstrations in the Swedish capital. The post Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Sweden’s special envoy over desecration of Quran appeared first on Religion News Service.