US, Israel low key as France announces support for Palestinian UN bid
The United States, in consultations with Israeli negotiator Yitzhak Molho in Washington in recent days, has urged Israel not to overreact to Palestinian plans to seek upgraded status at the United...
View ArticleClinton Middle East advisor may join State team
writing services img class=”alignright” alt=”” src=”http://www.idrc.ca/EN/PublishingImages/Robert-Malley.bmp” width=”231″ height=”253″ />Rob Malley, a former Middle East advisor to President Bill...
View ArticleKerry may tap Indyk as peace envoy
Former US ambassador to Israel and Clinton Near East envoy Martin Indyk may take a lead role in helping US Secretary of State John Kerry conduct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, diplomatic...
View ArticleAppointments: Political-Military Affairs
The National Security Council's top advisor on Iran and the Persian Gulf Puneet Talwar is expected to be nominated to become Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, two US...
View ArticleAppointments: Econ, Syria, NEA
Who will oversee US Syria diplomacy, if Robert Ford, as we first reported, is tapped to succeed Anne Patterson as US Ambassador to Cairo? US officials told us, as far as they know, the decision on that...
View ArticleUS Iran team shuffles as nuclear talks set to resume
President Obama this week nominated top White House Iran advisor Puneet Talwar to be Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, as the Back Channel reported in July was expected. The...
View ArticleAppointments: Beers may go to White House, Kaidanow for State CT
With the White House nomination of Jeh Johnson to be Secretary of Homeland Security, multiple administration sources say they expect acting DHS Secretary Rand Beers to join the National Security/White...
View ArticleFormer Obama officials propose talking with Iran on Syria aid
Amid deepening US-Russia strains over Ukraine, two former Obama administration officials say it may be time for the US to explore trying to develop a channel with Iran to discuss Syria, beginning with...
View ArticleUS, Iran to hold bilateral nuclear talks in Geneva
US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead a US delegation to meet with Iranian nuclear negotiators in Geneva on June 9-10, US and Iranian officials...
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