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Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Is in Russia, the Kremlin Says
The Kremlin spokesman would not say whether the Trump aide, Steve Witkoff, would meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine
ReutersSir Keir met a group of military leaders from the "coalition of the willing" in the UK on ThursdaySir Keir Starmer's plan for an international [...]
New Zealand fires UK envoy Phil Goff over Trump comments
New Zealand has fired its most senior envoy to the United Kingdom over remarks that questioned US President Donald Trump's grasp of history.At an even [...]
An Architect of Trump’s Tough Latin America Policies Is Named Envoy
A longtime proponent of harsh sanctions, Mauricio Claver-Carone was forced out of his job at the Inter-American Development Bank in 2022.
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Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain
Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name.
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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.
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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 [...]
Sue Gray will not attend regional summit in regions envoy role
Ex-No 10 chief of staff Sue Gray will not attend a regional investment summit on Friday, after recently becoming the PM's regional envoy.The civil ser [...]
James Sasser, Senator and Clinton’s Envoy to China, Dies at 87
He became ambassador after three terms as a senator from Tennessee. In 1999, he was made a virtual prisoner in the embassy in Beijing during a siege b [...]
As China’s Pressure on Taiwan Rises, Departing U.S. Envoy Urges Steady Hand
Worries about Chinese belligerence rose during Sandra Oudkirk’s three years in Taipei. As she leaves, she is seeking to assure Taiwan of continued U.S [...]
Podesta to take on John Kerry’s role as climate envoy
The veteran Democratic strategist has a long history in climate politics, including on the international stage. Podesta will be the U.S. face at the [...]
Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot says UK guilty of hypocrisy
Husam Zomlot says the UK's policies towards Israel has caused it "reputational damage".
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John Kerry to step down as Biden climate envoy
Kerry’s departure from the position comes just weeks after he led the U.S. negotiating team at the
U.N. climate conference in Dubai, where countries [...]
Biden Picks Jack Lew as Envoy to Israel During Time of Friction
President Biden announced on Tuesday that he would nominate former Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew as his next ambassador to Israel, tapping a low-key [...]
Bill Richardson Reveled in Role of Freelance Envoy to Dictators
It was days before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and the U.S. government was urging Americans to stay away from Russia. That’s when Bill Ri [...]