He was deputy special envoy in 2009 and special envoy for Middle East peace from 2011 to 2013.
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Former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker Former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker testified before members of Congress on Thursday.
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Former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker Kurt Volker was the Trump administration's special envoy for Ukraine negotiations from 2017 until his resignation in September.
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A Democrat, he has served as the US special envoy for Middle East peace, the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, and US special envoy for Northern Ireland.
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"It's a great move to have a special envoy, and it shows the administration is maturing," said Joseph Y. Yun, the previous special envoy for North Korea, who retired in February.
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Mitchell is no stranger to complex geopolitical situations, having served as U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2001 and U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace from 2009 to 2011.
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She was appointed Special Envoy in 2012, an expanded role.
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Le Drian met U.N. special envoy Ghassan Salame on Sunday.
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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert: U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt:
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A highlight is Brett McGurk as special envoy on ISIS.
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President Trump met China's special envoy at the White House.
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Elliott Abrams, the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela, said Dec.
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Among them was Mr. McGurk, the former Trump special envoy.
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In 2007, he was named a special envoy to Sudan.
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We can support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths' peace negotiations.
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Mr. Griffiths is the United Nations special envoy for Yemen.
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Volker resigned from his position as special envoy on Sept.
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He quit as special envoy and has been largely cooperative.
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Kim Hyok-chol was appointed as North Korea's special envoy only weeks before the Hanoi summit meeting and had led pre-summit working-level negotiations with Stephen Biegun, Mr. Trump's special envoy on North Korea.
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Salame is the sixth U.N. special envoy for Libya since 2011.
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He later served in the State Department as a special envoy.
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The administration's special envoy, Jason Greenblatt, arrived in Israel on Monday.
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Staffan de Mistura, U.N. special envoy to Syria, welcomed Russia's withdrawal.
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PITY poor Staffan de Mistura, the UN's special envoy for Syria.
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Less than two months later, the U.S. announced a special envoy.
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Abrams, President Trump's special envoy to Venezuela, who received a pardon
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Volker served until recently as the US's special envoy to Ukraine.
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A decade ago, he served as a special envoy to China.
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Trump said Mulvaney would become U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland.
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He became special envoy in late 2015, during the Obama administration.
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SPECIAL ENVOY By Jean Echenoz Translated by Sam Taylor 240 pp.
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In 2015, Kerry named the first special envoy for LGBT issues.
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He served as the United Nations special envoy for climate action.
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Eventually, the President's fixer became a "problem" the special envoy said.
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Volker, Trump's former special envoy for Ukraine, gave similar testimony Tuesday.
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US Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker also took the stand.
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The title of "special envoy for conflict diamonds" will be removed.
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By this time, Angelina was a special envoy for the United Nations.
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James Jeffrey, Trump's special envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition, said Aug.
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China was represented by Deng Xijun, the special envoy for Afghan affairs.
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Most recently he served as Deputy Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations.
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The new special envoy would likely serve beneath any replacement for Yun.
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He is an expert adviser to the department, not a special envoy.
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On Monday, the U.N. special envoy Ghassan Salame said he was resigning.
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The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, recently reiterated that position.
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The administration named Elliott Abrams to be the special envoy for Venezuela.
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Angelina Jolie is the Special Envoy for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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The U.S. special envoy for Syria held talks this week in Ankara.
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"There is now a danger of terrorist organizations like ISIS being revived, we see some signs in some of the places," Chinese Special Envoy Xie Xiaoyan told reporters after talks with U.N. Special Envoy Geir Pedersen in Geneva.
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By this time in 2009, Obama had appointed a high-level special envoy.
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She is currently a special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency, UNHCR.
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The negotiator would act as a special envoy focused on arms control talks.
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Instead, U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura will speak with each side separately.
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Early Monzo backer and the UK government's special envoy for fintech, Eileen Burbidge.
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The United States appointed retired ambassador Donald Booth as special envoy for Sudan.
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U.N. Special Envoy Ghassan Salame and U.S. diplomats will also be attending, sources said.
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The U.N.'s special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has set a Jan.
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He served as special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan from 2013 to 2017.
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United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura announced a "temporary pause" in the negotiations.
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The committees will interview former US special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker on Thursday.
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Gordon Brown is U.N. special envoy for global education and former British Prime Minister.
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Yasay said a "special envoy" was needed to help resolve the dispute with China.
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They're "on the defensive," as Brett McGurk, President Obama's special envoy here, said recently.
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Lawmakers also released the testimony of Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine.
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Hady Amr served as deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under John Kerry.
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U.N. Special Envoy De Mistura must work with the opposition groups constituted in Riyadh.
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Tillerson's efforts to scale back the special envoy system are needed, and broadly supported.
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Jason Greenblatt, President Trump's special envoy for the peace process, also attended the meeting.
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The State Department's special envoy tasked with helping to resolve that dispute, retired Gen.
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But Mr. Jeffrey is the second special envoy announced in the past two days.
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Mr. Griffiths is the special envoy of the United Nations secretary general for Yemen.
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Martin Griffiths is the special envoy of the United Nations secretary general for Yemen.
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Meanwhile, the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura released a Youtube message.
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Mulvaney will now serve as the US's special envoy to Northern Ireland, Trump said.
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C. Trump said Mulvaney will become the United States special envoy for Northern Ireland.
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Jonathan Winer, a special envoy to Libya under President Obama, described a brutal system.
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There was a newly appointed American special envoy implementing the accords reached on Ukraine.
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Raymond Tshibanda is Democratic Republic of the Congo's Special Envoy to the United States.
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A US citizen, Bradley Martin was a former UN special envoy for rhino conservation.
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"They need a special envoy who has direct access to Trump," the source said.
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The proposal also includes eliminating or downgrading special envoy positions at the State Department.
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Yet the State Department still houses a special envoy for the Six-Party Talks.
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France has named its ambassador to Iran as the country&aposs special envoy for Syria.
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The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, took part in the Astana talks.
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At the State Department, Brett McGurk, special envoy against ISIS, also will be staying on.
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The UN special envoy for Yemen said Tuesday he was positive about the ceasefire holding.
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U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR VENEZUELA ELLIOTT ABRAMS SAYS U.S. GOVERNMENT TALKS FREQUENTLY WITH SPAIN, REPSOL
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Both worked under US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker, who testified in early October.
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U.N. Special Envoy (Staffan) de Mistura must work with the opposition groups constituted in Riyadh.
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The roundtable included several members of the commission, including the UN special envoy on tuberculosis.
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Its North Korean special envoy, the senior diplomat Joseph Yun, announced his retirement in February.
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First as a Goodwill Ambassador and then as a special envoy for peace and reconciliation.
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Last August Pompeo named a special envoy to lead the North Korea talks, Stephen Biegun.
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His special envoy Jason Greenblatt has been constantly shuttling between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Arab capitals.
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The special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations would remain under the office of the secretary.
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This year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Bloomberg UN Special Envoy for Climate Action.
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In 2004, Congress created the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
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Tillerson said he would end or transfer as many as three dozen special envoy positions.
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The progress was welcomed by Zalmay Khalilzad, the American Special envoy leading the peace efforts.
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Trump added that Mulvaney will now serve as the US's special envoy to Northern Ireland.
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In 2018, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Bloomberg as special envoy for climate action.
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Now as "special envoy" she meets regularly with members of Mr. Macron's foreign policy team.
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Former US special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker testified that his role was very helpful.
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The U.S. delegation also included Senator Johnson, Ukraine Special Envoy Kurt Volker, and Lt. Col.
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UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths dubbed the attack a "tragedy," and called for an inquiry.
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The UN's special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will attend, the world body confirmed.
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Terrorist attacks have continued with Guantánamo open, added Lee Wolosky, the State Department's special envoy.
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They even asked a United Nations special envoy to initiate a dialogue with the government.
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"We need to be ready," said Roland Kobia, the European Union's special envoy for Afghanistan.
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U.N. Special Envoy Ghassan Salame decided to abandon a plan to hold elections on Dec.
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For months, the North declined to deal with the State Department's special envoy, Stephen Biegun.
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"Any party to the cessation of hostilities can pass on information on alleged violations to either of the co-chairs, directly or through the Office of the Special Envoy (OSE)/UN," said Jessy Chahine, spokesperson for Special Envoy de Mistura, in an e-mail.
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The U.N. special envoy to Syria sent invitations to participants on Tuesday without confirming the names.
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The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, appointed Michael Bloomberg as his special envoy on climate change.
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Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, said the convoy is ready to go.
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TB: You mentioned before your work with UNESCO's as a Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation.
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David L. Goldwyn was a State Department Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs under President Obama.
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"The map that we've hung up here is for Trump's special envoy, Paul," Mr Yan said.
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Special envoy Staffan de Mistura said he met Monday with representatives of the High Negotiations Committee.
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"This is a test," said Staffan de Mistura, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for Syria.
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Mr. Hook, who is now the State Department's special envoy for Iran policy, declined to comment.
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Special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun was seated behind them with National Security Council officials.
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Myanmar's special envoy told the Council the country realizes the humanitarian situation needs to be addressed.
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McLarty was White House chief of staff and special envoy for the Americas under President Clinton.
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February last year was the last time China's special envoy for North Korea visited the country.
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U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths said last week he hoped consultations could restart within a month.
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Finally, Trump has just appointed Kurt Volker, former ambassador to NATO, as special envoy for Ukraine.
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The comments came after Mr. Tillerson met in Geneva with the U.N. special envoy on Syria.
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The UN special envoy said there would be a renewed push to restart talks next month.
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Martin Griffiths, the United Nations special envoy, offered a grim progress report to Security Council members.
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Luis Alfonso de Alba is the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Climate Action Summit.
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Russia's special envoy for Middle Eastern affairs, Mikhail Bogdanov, met with the Syrian ambassador to Russia.
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That meeting was organized in part by Angelina Jolie, the actress and United Nations special envoy.
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In 2018, Russia appointed Seagal a special envoy to help improve ties with the United States.
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His next position will be with the United Nations as special envoy for climate and finance.
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Maduro reportedly extended an invitation to meet with the US special envoy on Venezuela, Elliott Abrams.
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Momentum towards the latest deal came after Trump appointed Khalilzad as his special envoy to Afghanistan.
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Over lunch at the Knickerbocker Club in New York, Mr. Carter's special envoy to Tehran, Gen.
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Even those who served Trump, including Kurt Volker, his special envoy to Ukraine, have debunked that.
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O'Brien was tapped as special envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department in May 2018.
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On Monday, South African special envoy Jeff Radebe offered an apology to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Mr. Kushner and Jason D. Greenblatt, the president's special envoy, supported Mr. Trump's decision, officials said.
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But Mr. Kushner and Mr. Greenblatt, the president's special envoy, supported the president's move, officials said.
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This stymied the new special envoy, Stephen E. Biegun, who had planned to accompany Mr. Pompeo.
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In naming the five, Mr. Trump seemed to be ruling out several others who had been considered or proposed to him, including two top aides to Mr. Pompeo — Stephen E. Biegun, the special envoy for North Korea, and Brian H. Hook, the special envoy for Iran.
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The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, expressed concern about the flare-up in Aden.
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Defense Secretary James Mattis and special envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition Brett McGurk resigned in protest.
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Volker's side The messages were provided by Kurt Volker, who was the volunteer special envoy to Ukraine.
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Jolie Pitt has had a busy year as a special envoy for the United Nations' refugee agency.
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"Is this within the mandate of the special envoy, your excellencies?" he asked diplomats in the chamber.
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When the Chinese president sent a special envoy to North Korea, Mr Kim refused to meet him.
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A spokesperson for UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura welcomed the ceasefire in a statement.
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The U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Taliban leaders in Qatar last month.
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The office of the U.N. special envoy to Yemen could not be reached immediately for a comment.
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More: Lawmakers released the testimony of Mr. Sondland and Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine.
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Former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker also provided testimony in October that was released Tuesday.
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For months, the White House was reportedly preparing to name William Brownfield as special envoy for Venezuela.
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Hady Amr served as Deputy Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations focusing on economics until early 2017.
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The bill would also re-establish the special envoy for the Arctic, which Trump dismantled in 2017.
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Between 2013-2014 he served as a senior adviser to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations.
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A special envoy of the pope, Argentinian Archbishop Monsignor Emir Paul Tscherring, will be moderating the dialogue.
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"People are suffering," said Robert King, a former American special envoy for human rights in North Korea.
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Its Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, is hoping to bring all sides together in Geneva on Sept. 6.
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"The status quo cannot continue," Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Mediterranean, said in a statement.
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Last week, Mr. Pompeo announced the appointment of James F. Jeffrey as a special envoy for Syria.
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U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad described the interaction as "technical talks" that lasted more than two hours.
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Oh, and he'll stay in his other job — as special envoy in Kosovo-Serbia talks — as well.
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Yovanovitch appeared last week, and Kurt Volker, who recently resigned as special envoy to Ukraine, testified Wednesday.
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The letter, which was dated July 31, was signed by Robert O'Brien, special envoy for hostage affairs.
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Kurt Volker, former part-time special envoy to Ukraine, and Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the European Union.
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O'Brien was the U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs when he was tapped by Trump on Sept.
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Meanwhile, then–special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker was attempting to quell Trump's anti-Ukraine paranoia — unsuccessfully.
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He returned in special roles, including as the U.N.-Arab League's special envoy to Syria in 2300.
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Moving forward, I would urge the administration to keep the Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan.
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Catherine Croft: A State Department Ukraine expert who worked for former special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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The report was presented to officials including the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, on Saturday.
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Cover image: Robert C. O'Brien, Special Envoy Ambassador, arrives at the district court in Stockholm, Thursday Aug.
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Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng met U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun on Friday.
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Trump said this while the special envoy for Afghan reconciliation is deep in negotiations with the Taliban.
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The special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations would also report directly to the office of the secretary.
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Among those mentioning them was Kurt Volker, at the time the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine negotiations.
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Both Washington and Kabul are behind the efforts, which are helmed by American special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
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The letter, which was dated July 31, was signed by Robert O'Brien, special envoy for hostage affairs.
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The last time China's special envoy for North Korea visited the country was in February last year.
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Some of Greenblatt's assignments will be transferred to U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook and Friedman.
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The State Department appointed a veteran diplomat, Donald Booth, as special envoy for Sudan on June 10.
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He is the founder and CEO of Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative and a UNESCO special envoy for peace.
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Pascual has served as the U.S. State Department's special envoy for energy and coordinator for international energy affairs.
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After months of political turmoil, the State Department appointed a veteran diplomat as its special envoy for Sudan.
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Prior to the OPEC meeting, State Department special envoy for Iran Brian Hook met with Falih in Vienna.
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Before Monday's appointment, Duterte last month named Cimatu as a special envoy to help overseas Filipino worker refugees.
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On Ukraine, Special Envoy Kurt Volker's discussions with his Russian counterpart have only just gotten off the ground.
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Brian Hook, the administration's special envoy to Iran, is expected to attend as well, according to the Times.
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And so did former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker at a July 27 appearance in Kiev.
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The United States, meanwhile, is sending a special envoy to mediate talks between the military and protest leaders.
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Working as a Special Envoy for UNHCR, Jolie has a long-standing interest in global human rights cases.
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The road has "special status" under the agreement, said the UN's special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura.
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Gordon Brown is the UN Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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The former U.N. special envoy for rhino conservation was found in his home on Sunday afternoon, friends said.
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Muin Shreim, deputy to the U.N. special envoy to Yemen, said the technical meeting had a "positive atmosphere".
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Instead of a second summit, Klingner said, Trump needs to let the new special envoy do his job.
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Martin Griffiths, UN special envoy for Yemen, arrived Saturday in Sanaa, his office told CNN in an email.
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The administration's special envoy fo Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, reportedly met with Taliban officials last month in Qatar. Gen.
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Elliott Abrams, Trump's special envoy for Venezuela, on Friday would not elaborate on the suggestion of military intervention.
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The UN special envoy called for the opposition groups to take a "common line" on their country's future.
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The experienced diplomat Martin Griffiths, special envoy of the UN Secretary General, needs substantive, not just rhetorical, backing.
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And the United Nations special envoy on torture in Mexico, Juan E. Méndez, made similar criticisms last year.
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Jason Greenblatt, President Trump's special envoy for Middle East peace, called the mortar attacks "reprehensible" and blamed Hamas.
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"The oil question should unite and not divide," Martin Kobler, the U.N. Special Envoy to Libya, told reporters.
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Former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker and National Security Council official Tim Morrison testified on Tuesday.
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One such position is the U.S. special envoy to the OIC, which the other one of us held.
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And a group led by Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations special envoy on climate change, and Gov.
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Just before becoming secretary-general, Annan served as UN peacekeeping chief and a special envoy to then-Yugoslavia.
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"Armed forces are being withdrawn," James F. Jeffrey, the American special envoy for Syria, told reporters on Monday.
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Mr. Pompeo also appointed a special envoy, Stephen E. Biegun, last week to oversee diplomacy with North Korea.
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U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and representatives of the Taliban are reportedly expected to sign the accord itself.
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President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to Pyongyang this month to urge Mr. Kim to consider it.
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He has been serving as U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa since November 2018.
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The U.S. named Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born former Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, as a special envoy.
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Maduro reportedly extended an invitation to the US special envoy on Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, to meet with him.
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The Doha agreement was signed by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Abdul Ghani Baradar.
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Lawmakers may also want to hear an explanation for Volker's abrupt resignation from his position as special envoy.
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Kurt Volker, who until September served as a special envoy to Ukraine, used the same language, Taylor said.
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As special envoy to Syria in 2012, Annan won international backing for a six-point plan for peace.
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The House Intelligence Committee released transcripts of testimony by Sondland and former special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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In February 2012, the United Nations appointed Annan the UN and Arab League joint special envoy to Syria.
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The first sign of trouble came with the resignation of the US special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker.
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Keith Kellogg, Pence's national security adviser; and Robert O'Brien, special envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department.
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Hart, now 80, was tapped to serve as the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland in 2014.
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"Mullah Baradar's appointment is a big change," said Mohammed Umer Daudzai, the Afghan president's special envoy on peace.
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Clifford Sloan, then the special envoy for Guantánamo closure, wrote this memo to Secretary of State John Kerry.
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The one-year contract will include advising the DRC government on "political concerns regarding African security issues," the policy issues surrounding "the appointment of a special envoy from the DRC to the United States," and the planning of a trip of the DRC's special envoy to Washington, D.C., next month.
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"The [special envoy] is very encouraged by this positive spirit from the two parties," his office said on Twitter.
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"So yes, we're going to get this done earlier," vowed the former World Bank special envoy for climate change.
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The UN secretary-general's special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, called on all parties to show restraint.
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Hunt, who appeared alongside his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland, also named Clooney as his special envoy on media freedom.
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Erekat fired back with another article in Haaretz Sunday evening rebuking Trump&aposs special envoy over his negotiation efforts.
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On July 26, 20203, Special Envoy Volker and I, along with others, met with President Zelensky in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the special envoy to Afghanistan, held a second meeting with the militants' representatives in Doha this month.
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One level deeper: The U.S. delegation will be led by Trigg Talley, State's deputy special envoy for climate change.
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Instead, a U.N. special envoy is trying to find common ground between the parties before more people are killed.
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The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, condemned the attack, saying that children were among the victims.
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Moon said he would send a special envoy to Russia soon and Putin said he would welcome the envoy.
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Jason Greenblatt, Trump's special envoy to the peace process, remained in Israel for Pence's visit after arriving on Wednesday.
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He is the CEO/Founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation.
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Since June 23, the UAE has been giving United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths a chance to make peace.
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Robert O'Brien, the US National Security Adviser, and Jim Jeffrey, special envoy for Syria, are also on the mission.
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Venezuela has embraced its role in the United Nations and would find it difficult to deflect a special envoy.
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She urged Saudi support for United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and for progress at the upcoming Stockholm talks.
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The last week's developments were encouraging and we are thankful to UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths for coordinating them.
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Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani was the State Department's special envoy for negotiations with North Korea from 2003 to 2006.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Sunday he was "shocked and appalled" at the indiscriminate shelling.
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Brett McGurk was Obama's special envoy for the anti-ISIS fight; he's serving in that same role for Trump.
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Liu Guijin, China's former special envoy to Africa, said China did not want its money frittered away through corruption.
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Kushner is spearheading the peace initiative with special envoy Jason Greenblatt, who confirmed the Reuters report in a tweet.
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The special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, welcomed the cease-fire as an opportunity to bring medical relief to Aleppo.
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"Really pleased Mick Mulvaney has been appointed as US special envoy to Northern Ireland," Mr. Varadkar wrote on Twitter.
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While thanking Mulvaney for his service, Trump simultaneously appointed him as the United States special envoy for Northern Ireland.
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The U.N. special envoy Ghassan Salame had spoken out against breaches of the arms embargo before resigning last week.
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Jason Greenblatt, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, did not hesitate to conclude that Hamas was responsible.
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"There is an urgent humanitarian imperative here," said Vincent Cochetel, the refugee agency's special envoy for the central Mediterranean.
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Mr. Tillerson had eliminated many "special envoy" posts after concluding that there were far too many, causing organizational chaos.
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Since 2016, he has served as special envoy to the Ukrainian military helping bolster its capacity against Russian aggression.
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Personnel have been freed up by the removal of several special envoy positions, each of which required extensive staff.
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Former Ukraine special envoy Kurt Volker, who resigned his post last week, is scheduled to be deposed on Thursday.
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The first witness to be deposed in the House's impeachment inquiry was former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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Former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker testified Tuesday in the second public impeachment hearing of the day.
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"The resolution is about settlements, not negotiations," Martin Indyk, a former special envoy under Mr. Obama, wrote on Twitter.
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Momentum toward the latest deal came after Trump appointed Afghan origin diplomat Khalilzad as his special envoy to Afghanistan.
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The Trump administration may send a new special envoy to the Sahel region, Foreign Policy reported on Dec. 85033.
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He's even brandished text messages from Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, on national TV to prove it.
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The U.S. special envoy for Syria said on Thursday the Idlib fighting raised the spectre of an international crisis.
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AU nations have so far raised only $164 million, said Donald Kaberuka, the AU's special envoy for the fund.
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Special envoy James Jeffrey, speaking in Turkish in the capital Ankara, referred to the fallen Turkish soldiers as "martyrs".
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US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad returned to Doha, Qatar, this week to resume talks with the Taliban.
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Special envoy James Jeffrey, speaking in Turkish in the capital Ankara, referred to the fallen Turkish soldiers as "martyrs".
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It intends to help talks with the Taliban that are being led by Zalmay Khalilzad, the American special envoy.
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Now President Trump's administration is considering appointing an outside expert as special envoy to North Korea, an official says.
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In Damascus, the U.N. special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, met on Tuesday with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem.
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She was also appointed a special envoy for women and girls in information and communication technologies by the United Nations.
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Ending the conflict might cost the warring parties their livelihoods, so they have stopped talking to the UN's special envoy.
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The United Nations special envoy, Espen Barth Eide, added that more progress had been made than in any previous talks.
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The president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his special envoy, Jason Greenblatt, have spent 18 months touring the region.
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Mr Sánchez Cerén used the commemoration ceremony to present a special envoy from the UN, Benito Andión, to "facilitate dialogue".
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"We're in a better place now than we were a week ago," Special Envoy James Jeffrey told a Senate hearing.
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He tapped Elliott Abrams, who wrote an anti-Trump op-ed in 2016, to be his special envoy to Venezuela.
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The U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with South Korean officials.
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Jolie Pitt appeared on the Women's Hour to talk about her experiences as a Special Envoy for the United Nations.
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The office of the U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said it had no comment for now on the report.
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The UN's special envoy to west Africa, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, a Ghanaian, has urged Togo's government to make genuine reforms.
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Then on Thursday, with China's special envoy Liu He in Washington, Trump again suggested that perhaps banning Huawei wasn't necessary.
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Senior diplomats from the European powers are due to meet the U.S. special envoy on Iran in Paris on Thursday.
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The special envoy for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees has previously spoken out about the Syrian refugee crisis.
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Special envoy Staffan de Mistura said he met Monday with the main Syrian opposition group, called the High Negotiations Committee.
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Instead, a U.N. special envoy is trying to find common ground between them before too many more people are killed.
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Instead, a U.N. special envoy is trying to find common ground between the parties before thousands more people are killed.
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The short informal meeting addressed issues relating to the talks, said a statement from a spokeswoman for the special envoy.
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Beijing's special envoy for the Syrian crisis has also praised Russia's military role there as effective in combating international terrorism.
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Announcing Special Envoy Griffiths' trip to Abu Dhabi, his office said he was working on confidence-building measures, without elaborating.
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Xie was formerly vice-chairman of the NDRC and is now a special envoy with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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One of us serves as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, the other as a United Nations special envoy for global education.
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Sada Cumber was a U.S. special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) under President George W. Bush.
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The United Nations special envoy to Somalia called the attack "revolting," saying an unprecedented number of civilians had been killed.
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"I think his statement can be called premature," Mitchell, who served as special envoy from 2009-2011, said on CNN.
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One witness, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, testified that the April 12 call was congratulatory in nature.
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Todd Stern was the US special envoy for climate change at the State Department from January 2009 until April 2016.
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On Thursday, Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine, testified to Congress as part of the impeachment probe.
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Chinmaya R. Gharekhan served as India's special envoy for the Middle East and is a former U.N. Under Secretary General.
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The kidnapping was ordered by Chechen militants but outsourced to criminals, said Cochetel, now UNHCR special envoy for the Mediterranean.
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He is the CEO of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) and the UNESCO special envoy for Peace and Reconciliation.
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"There is some concern globally about where we're headed," Jonathan Pershing, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, told reporters Monday.
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One example: his business partnership with a real-estate developer named as the Philippines' special envoy to the United States.
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Jolie met with the archbishop in her capacity as a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is hoping to convene talks on April 9 in Geneva.
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I'm still waiting for that Special Envoy from the European Union to apply a little "friendship" to this substandard conduct.
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Under Tillerson, the Office of Global Change and the Special Envoy for Climate Change has already been stripped of staff.
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U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt told participants that the plan is still being drafted and will be presented when ready.
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The task of the Special Envoy is to pressure foreign governments to address such incidents, and anti-Semitism in general.
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Richard Olson, a former U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, said that Trump's plan severely weakened Khalilzad's negotiating hand.
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On Monday, Belgium said it was sending a special envoy to Beijing to clarify the whereabouts of Mr. Tursun's family.
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Stephen Biegun, named Donald Trump's special envoy for North Korea six months ago, flew to Hanoi ahead of the Feb.
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U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths hopes to convene Yemen's warring parties for peace talks by the end of the year.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the special envoy leading the American delegation, has said the talks will ultimately focus on four main issues.
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Jolie spoke in Colombia as a special envoy for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has said rebuilding Syria will cost at least $250 billion.
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The president announced the news in a tweet, saying he would appoint Mulvaney as U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland.
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U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, not Pompeo, signed the peace deal alongside the Taliban's chief negotiator, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
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Others in the delegation included the energy secretary, Rick Perry, and Kurt D. Volker, the American special envoy to Ukraine.
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Mr. Taylor was recommended to Mr. Pompeo by Kurt D. Volker, the State Department's recently departed special envoy for Ukraine.
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Details: The delegation will include Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien and special envoy James Jeffrey.
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Kurt Volker, former Special Envoy to Ukraine: He describes what officials saw as Rudy Giuliani's improper role in U.S. diplomacy.
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Mao sent back almost identical invitations through the Romanian and Pakistani channels for an American special envoy to visit Beijing.
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Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, and Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine.
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Dr. Steer joined WRI from the World Bank, where he served as Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2010 - 2012.
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O'Brien is a lawyer by training, and he first joined the Trump administration as its special envoy for hostage affairs.
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The encounter drew sharp criticism from Brett McGurk, President Trump's former special envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State.
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As special envoy, Volker was at the heart of efforts to keep US military and economic aid flowing to Ukraine.
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She's seen the musical twice, having moved here nine months ago, working as a special envoy to U.S. technology companies.
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" — Forest Whitaker, actor and UNESCO special envoy for peace and reconciliation, speaks at the 2017 Crystal Awards "Good teachers teach.
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The recent bilateral negotiations between U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives are reminiscent of the Paris peace talks.
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A third diplomat is gone altogether: Kurt Volker, the unpaid special envoy for Ukraine negotiations, quit as the scandal broke.
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O'Brien, who previously served as the administration's special envoy for hostage negotiations, is Trump's fourth national security adviser thus far.
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The U.S. should work to maintain and bolster the broad international and regional support carefully built by Special Envoy Khalilzad.
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This lines up with a text message exchange between Sondland, Taylor and former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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In October, he had quietly been named a special envoy to the United States by the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte.
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The public impeachment hearings resume in Washington today, with Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Lt. Col.
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The public impeachment hearings resume in Washington today, with Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Lt. Col.
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"Continuously, countries across the world and allies tell us that Gitmo hurts us," said Paul Lewis, the Pentagon's special envoy.
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Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the coalition to defeat ISIS, also submitted his resignation last week in protest.
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Kurt Volker, a U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, said lack of investor confidence had done "terrible things" to Ukraine's economy.
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"Our transit center in Tripoli is almost ready," Vincent Cochetel, the U.N. agency's special envoy central Mediterranean, said on Twitter.
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One person familiar with the hiring process told me others in consideration for the post were Victor Cha, whom Trump first considered to be his ambassador to South Korea; Robert O'Brien, who is now the special envoy for hostage affairs; and Zalmay Khalilzad, who is rumored soon to become the special envoy to Afghanistan.
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The United States has now reactivated diplomatic power with the appointment of Matthew Palmer as a special envoy for the Western Balkans as well as the appointment of Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany, as a special envoy for the Kosovo and Serbia dialogue, which highlights the importance of the Western Balkans to American diplomacy.
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" Jonathan Pershing, the US Special Envoy on climate change, said to UN delegates that "The transition to clean energy is inevitable.
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The U.S. special envoy to North Korea warned Thursday that "contingencies" have been put in place should diplomacy with Pyongyang fail.
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The U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has also held informal meetings with the Taliban leadership in Doha.
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Meanwhile, United Nations special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths left the capital Sanaa after three days of talks with rebel leaders.
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U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR VENEZUELA ELLIOTT ABRAMS SAYS U.S. CONDEMNS THE 'CRUEL AND INDEFENSIBLE' DETENTION OF EXECUTIVES FROM U.S. REFINER CITGO
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Last year, António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed Bloomberg as the UN's Special Envoy for Climate Action.
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The government appointed former Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Rebien Sorensen as a special envoy being tasked with promoting the Danish offer.
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Bogdanov also said the United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, would visit Moscow ahead of the Geneva talks.
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Jolie has also spent time keeping up with her humanitarian efforts as a special envoy for the United Nations' refugee agency.
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Trump's former special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, yesterday released text messages exchanged with a Ukrainian aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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GEORGE MITCHELL, FORMER U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE: In the long run, it will not advance the peace process.
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The U.N.'s special envoy met with opposition members in Geneva and said he would meet with government officials on Tuesday.
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The United States is still aiming to cut Iran's oil sales to zero, Washington's special envoy for Iran said on Monday.
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The ministers were encouraged to meet by the U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, who joined them for the photo.
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Milan, first of meetings organised by ISPI with former U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura on "Peace" (1700 GMT).
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Meanwhile, Angelina Jolie — in her capacity as a special envoy for the UN — visited the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh this week.
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"We would be interested to see what impression the U.S. special envoy has on the current state of affairs," Lavrov said.
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Its special envoy Chasan Salaamed has mostly stayed on the ground but his mission has reduced staffing levels, U.N. officials say.
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He serves as the U.N. Secretary General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, which helps mobilize climate action among cities.
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"I am highly skeptical of this deal," said Amos J. Hochstein, the U.S. State Department's special envoy for international energy affairs.
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On Thursday, the U.S. special envoy to North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to Seoul for meetings with South Korean officials,.
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Some are even pushing Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy to Syria, to start putting out feelers to the front.
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Mr. Poroshenko then turned to the important business: asking Mr. Trump to appoint a special envoy for settlement talks with Russia.
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He served in the U.S. Department of State from 2013-2017, most recently as deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations.
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Anthony Zinni, who was picked by the Trump administration as a special envoy to resolve ongoing disputes in Qatar, has resigned.
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U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad last month met Taliban representatives to discuss issues around a future troop withdrawal and ceasefire proposals.
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Special envoy Robert O'Brien, who deals with hostage affairs, was reportedly seen at Stockholm District Court on Tuesday during Rocky's hearing.
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Chen Chien-jen will be the special envoy for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who the Vatican invited for a Sept.
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A special envoy with a team of experts from the various foreign policy and security agencies must then implement this priority.
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MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will visit Moscow for talks on Feb.
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This timetable is reportedly intended to support the peace talks that Trump's special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad is trying to jump start.
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After that, administration officials including Bolton and special envoy for Syria engagement James Jeffrey have talked about an indefinite troop commitment.
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The negotiations included the Taliban's political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a U.S. team led by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
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The U.N. special envoy to Yemen has been shuttling between the warring parties ahead of holding consultations in Geneva on Sept.
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Staffan de Mistura, U.N. Special Envoy on Syria, said he would appoint "in the next few days" a senior technical expert.
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Hady Amr served in the Obama administration from 85033 to 2017, including as U.S. deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
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Booth, who has extensive experience in Africa, served as U.S. special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan during the Obama administration.
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"It's a government that wants us present," said Brett McGurk, the former special envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State.
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In November, Bernardino Leon, the UN's special envoy in Libya, took a high-paying job in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that he was appointing a special envoy to handle negotiations with North Korea.
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Just a few days ago, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named veteran diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad as a special envoy to Afghanistan.
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That meeting resulted in a draft agreement shown to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani by special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.
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That meeting resulted in a draft agreement shown to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani by special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.
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U.S. special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams on Monday said Washington was preparing new sanctions to step up pressure on Caracas.
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On Thursday, the former special envoy to Ukraine arrived on Capitol Hill to give closed-door testimony to three House committees.
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One of Barrick's two lead negotiators, special envoy to Tanzania and former chief operating officer Richard Williams, recently left the company.
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The information in the Post report expands on a revelation earlier this year from the Pentagon's special envoy for Guantanamo closure.
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Kerry will meet with U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura before heading back to Washington later in the day.
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Its special envoy Ghassan Salame has mostly stayed on the ground but his mission has reduced staffing levels, U.N. officials say.
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Two key officials -- Sondland and former special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker -- testified they didn't put it together at the time.
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The Venezuelan Government's special envoy for the Tachira State -- which borders Colombia -- said Sunday more than 300 people were injured Saturday.
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He mentioned Kurt Volker, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine, as one of the State officials who asked for his help.
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The U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, was due to leave Beijing on Friday after meeting with Chinese officials.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has said he wants to convene a new round of talks during February.
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An agreement "in principle" has been reached between the US and the Taliban, President Trump's special envoy for the country says.
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Brian Hook, the U.S. special envoy to Iran, flew to Switzerland to meet Wang, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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House impeachment investigators have released the transcripts of the closed-door deposition of Kurt Volker, a former special envoy to Ukraine.
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More than 500 people were killed and 19,000 injured in the unrest, according to the United Nations special envoy to Iraq.
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The United Nations special envoy for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov, denounced Hamas's actions in a statement on Sunday.
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Elliott Abrams, the U.S. special envoy for Venezuela, told broadcaster VPI on Wednesday that Maduro cannot trust his top military leaders.
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The State Department's special envoy for LGBTI persons, a position created in 2015 to advocate for gay rights abroad, remains vacant.
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The U.S. special envoy for religious freedom, Sam Brownback, was the only State Department official to schedule a formal meeting with Katz.
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Earlier this month, Tom Perriello, US Special Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes Region, addressed the upcoming elections at a US congressional hearing.
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When Obama sent special envoy Stephen Bosworth to Pyongyang in 2009, for example, the goal was to revive the six-party talks.
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Jolie has also kept up with her humanitarian efforts over the year as a special envoy for the United Nations' refugee agency.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State, submitted his resignation on Friday, effective Dec.
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The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, accompanied the delegation on the plane, which was provided by the government of Kuwait.
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The ambassador, Husam Zomlot, visited the White House four times in 2017 and met the president's special envoy, Jason Greenblatt, three times.
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But there are signs the terror group is actually losing strength, said the U.S. special envoy for the global coalition against ISIS.
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Government officials including former special envoy Kurt Volker, EU ambassador Gordon Sondland and diplomat Bill Taylor, used WhatsApp to communicate with Ukraine.
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Trump ramped up his involvement on Thursday, sending Robert C. O'Brien — the president's special envoy for hostage affairs — to attend the trial.
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He has known former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker, who was an early witness in the impeachment inquiry, for decades.
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UNHCR Special Envoy actor Angelina Jolie takes part in a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 31, 2018.
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After much shuttle diplomacy by Jason Greenblatt, his special envoy, the president is preparing to unveil a peace plan in early 2018.
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It's the single-largest transfer since President Barack Obama took office, according to Lee Wolosky, the US special envoy for Guantanamo closure.
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"Very significant" measures are planned for financial institutions that support the regime, says Elliott Abrams, the United States' special envoy for Venezuela.
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Bloomberg, who has served as the UN's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change since 2014, is co-chair of the coalition.
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The spokesperson for Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura's spokesperson Jessy Chahine declined to discuss specific violations that had been reported or addressed.
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On Thursday, the Russian special envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, discussed the repatriation plans in Amman with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
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Kim Jong Un, for survival of its system, will be forced to send a special envoy to China to make a deal.
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On Sunday afternoon, special envoy Staffan de Mistura met with members of the main Syrian opposition group, called the High Negotiations Committee.
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Ghassan Salame, the U.N. special envoy to Libya, said he was striving to prevent the new crisis from getting out of control.
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U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt held a series of meetings with Netanyahu, his advisers and several ministers over the last two weeks.
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Tillerson's move to eliminate or downgrade some of the special envoy posts comes as he undertakes a reorganization of the State Department.
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Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also announced his resignation Friday.
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The former U.S. special envoy in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) said Sunday warned against the consequences of pulling American.
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Context: Our reporters analyzed key components of the testimony from Mr. Sondland and from Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine.
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But in between both statements, his Defense Secretary James Mattis and the US special envoy on fighting ISIS, Brett McGurk, had resigned.
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Angelina Jolie is an actor, director, special envoy for the UN Refugee Agency and co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
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The surprise announcement prompted the resignations of Defense Secretary James Mattis and Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the counter-IS campaign.
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Both the State Department and Pentagon approved this policy and Kurt Volker, President Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, has also done so.
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A similar U.N. special envoy was appointed for the 1988 Geneva Accord, a move that led to the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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"The local governance plan has to be ready to go," said Brett McGurk, Mr. Obama's special envoy for combating the Islamic State.
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Brown traveled to China in June, where he held discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping and China's special envoy on climate change.
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On Thursday, Representative Ed Royce, Republican of California, the committee's chairman, grilled Lee Wolosky, the State Department's special envoy for closing Guantánamo.
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" And he hinted that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, could be his special envoy and "he'd be very good at it.
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a well-timed hearing Wednesday with Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Don Booth.
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Instead of rushing to condemnatory judgement, let's appoint a Special Envoy and get there at a pace almost imperceptible to American voters!
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Syria must return to so-called Geneva peace talks and agree to a substantial agenda put forward by the UN Special Envoy.
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His comments at a conference in London were echoed by Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, a British special envoy on media freedom.
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One of the Argentinian lawyers who submitted the lawsuit is Tomas Ojea Quintana, the former special envoy to Myanmar on human rights.
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The State Department also announced Friday the appointment of James Jeffrey, a veteran diplomat, to serve as a special envoy for Syria.
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North Korea tested its highest flying ICBM last week, days after China sent a special envoy to North Korea to mediate tensions.
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U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was holding talks with both camps to try to broker a solution before Monday, the diplomat said.
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U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was holding talks with both camps to try to broker a solution before Monday, the diplomat said.
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" Another adviser is Ilan Goldenberg, "former chief of staff to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in the Obama State Department.
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C. Boyden Gray served as U.S. Ambassador to the EU from 2006-2007 and U.S. Special Envoy to Europe for Eurasian Energy.
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U.S. special envoy to North Korea Stephen Biegun traveled to the region this week and warned Pyongyang against conducting major weapons tests.
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Some also noted that a special envoy position at the State Department aimed at monitoring and combating anti-Semitism is also unfilled.
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The answer would have marked a massive split from his top diplomat Mike Pompeo and the special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook.
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And President Barack Obama's first special envoy, George Mitchell, spent months in 2009 trying to enlist Arab partners in a joint effort.
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Kurt Volker As the Ukraine scandal emerged last September, Volker stepped down from his post as the US special envoy for Ukraine.
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Where the released text messages came from: They were provided by Volker, who resigned as Trump's special envoy to Ukraine last week.
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House Democrats, meanwhile, pushed ahead with their impeachment inquiry Thursday by taking a deposition former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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Sondland has called himself, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker the "three amigos" running Ukraine policy.
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They have convened in different rooms in what the United Nations special envoy in charge, Staffan de Mistura, has called "proximity" talks.
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U.S. special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams said Washington was looking at additional sanctions to put pressure on Maduro after Sunday's events.
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The appointment of a special envoy would send a clear message that the U.S. government is concerned about recent trends involving children.
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On Friday, American Oversight is expecting documents about calendars and other records about Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy for Ukraine.
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Jordan criticized Democrats for not bringing back for public testimony US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, whose transcript was released Tuesday.
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Hale expressed concerns about two of the "three amigos" who were running Ukraine policy: Sondland and former US special envoy Kurt Volker.
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The United States has a responsibility, along with the new UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, to lead negotiations to end this conflict.
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"He can't square the circle," said Martin S. Indyk, who served as special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations during the Obama administration.
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But the UN's special envoy, Martin Griffiths, wants to keep the rebels at the negotiating table as he tries to achieve peace.
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Nunes's already phantasmagorical case was further undermined on Tuesday, when Republicans called Kurt Volker, Trump's former special envoy for Ukraine, to testify.
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The transcripts of Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, and of former U.S. special envoy Kurt Volker were released Tuesday.
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At least one Trump political appointee accused of carrying out the retaliation, special envoy for Iran Brian Hook, still works for Pompeo.
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Sondland's testimony is the fourth transcript to be released this week: Today: Sondland and former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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The decision was based on discussions with U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths to show "good faith" and support peace efforts, he said.
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And anyone who claims to promote democracy and human rights would condemn the appointment of Elliott Abrams as special envoy to Venezuela.
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Liu He, who has been appointed Mr. Xi's special envoy and is leading negotiations, concurred that he believed a deal was likely.
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Sudan's military council also agreed to release political prisoners as a confidence-building measure, special envoy Mahmoud Dirir told reporters in Khartoum.
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Sudan's Transitional Military Council also agreed to release political prisoners as a confidence-building measure, special envoy Mahmoud Dirir told reporters in Khartoum.
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Most notably, she has worked as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and recently spoke for Syrian refugees.
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Pompeo on Thursday named the Ford Motor Co executive, a veteran Republican foreign policy hand, as the U.S. special envoy to North Korea.
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On Wednesday, they will hear from two Ukraine experts who advised Kurt D. Volker, the former United States special envoy to the country.
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Jonathan Winer, America's special envoy to Libya, told Congress last month that IS's remaining fighters were probably forming underground cells around the country.
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Duterte named one of the tower's developers as the Philippines' special envoy for business and trade to the United States, according to Forbes.
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US special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker turned over to Congress encrypted text messages exchanged between US diplomats, Giuliani and top Ukrainian aides.
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Netanyahu said that on November 8th, U.S. special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey met in Vienna with Russian officials to discuss the issue.
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Mr Trump has yet to appoint an assistant secretary of state for African affairs or a special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan.
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Brett H. McGurk, who is President Obama's special envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State, tweeted that he welcomed Twitter's action.
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura later on Wednesday, the ministry said.
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The quartet's statement called on all Yemeni parties to engage constructively with U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths to accelerate implementation of the agreement.
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The big picture: Kushner will arrive in the region with Greenblatt; Brian Hook, the special envoy for Iran; and Avi Berkowitz, Kushner's deputy.
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The Moscow meeting took place as U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad prepared for a fresh round of talks with Taliban officials in Qatar.
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Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration's special envoy for the Middle East, arrived in Israel Monday morning and was set to also visit Amman.
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Following his military career he served as the U.S. special envoy to Israel and the Palestinian Authority during the George W. Bush administration.
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A UN special envoy to Yemen met with President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in Aden on Monday in the hope of reviving peace talks.
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The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said Friday that he had met with a "substantial" delegation from the Syrian government.
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On Thursday in New York, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi urged the UN secretary general to appoint a special envoy for Kashmir.
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Accompanying Burt in Tehran, London's special envoy to Syria Martin Longden later met senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official Hosein Jaberi Ansari, IRNA reported.
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The position of special envoy for the six-party talks dealing with North Korea will be removed, as the talks ended in 2008.
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The letter to Tillerson comes as the Secretary of State is moving to eliminate or downgrade special envoy positions at the State Department.
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The talks, led by U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, have given way to an initial blueprint for an eventual peace deal.
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The U.N.'s Yemen special envoy has said he hopes for a resolution to the conflict in the first few months of 2020.
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The U.N.'s Yemen special envoy has said he hopes for a resolution to the conflict in the first few months of 2020.
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Anthony Zinni, who was picked by the Trump administration as a special envoy to resolve ongoing disputes in Qatar, also resigned this week.
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Brett McGurk, who stepped down last month as special envoy to the anti-ISIS military coalition, is joining Stanford University as a lecturer.
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United Nations special envoy Staffan de Mistura will hold talks in Paris with France's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian later on Tuesday.
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U.N. Special Envoy Griffiths said in an earlier statement that he had discussed confidence-building measures with Yemen's foreign minister Khaled al-Yamani.
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Bloomberg still heads his financial data company and Bloomberg Philanthropies and is the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change.
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Mr. Trump's comments concerning Syria also received a favorable reaction on Tuesday from the United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The office of the United Nations Syria Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said it had no more meetings planned on Tuesday.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, sent invitations on Monday for Geneva peace talks beginning on Feb.
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The Trump administration's special envoy for Afghan peace talks, Zalmay Khalilzad, is in Qatar for a ninth round of talks with the Taliban.
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On Friday, Trump's former special envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition accused Trump of giving new life to ISIS by announcing a withdrawal.
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Trump, who did not immediately offer an explanation for the swap, thanked Mulvaney and said he would become special envoy for Northern Ireland.
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On Thursday, Brian Hook was named as a special envoy for Iran to coordinate yet another policy deeply at odds with European wishes.
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In 2014, Ban Ki-moon, who was United Nations secretary general at the time, appointed him special envoy for cities and climate change.
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"The risks are simply unacceptable at this point," Vincent Cochetel, the refugee agency's special envoy for the Central Mediterranean, said in a statement.
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The announcement was a blow to Mr. Pompeo, who only a day earlier announced the appointment of a special envoy for North Korea.
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And unlike Priebus and Kelly, both of whom were summarily ousted, Mulvaney gets a softer landing as Trump's special envoy to Northern Ireland.
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The US and the Taliban reached an agreement "in principle" in early September 2019, Trump's special envoy for Afghanistan said at the time.
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President Trump's former special envoy to Ukraine appeared in front of the House Intelligence Committee on the third day of public impeachment hearings.
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Aid began to flow at the tune of $6 billion a year according to the U.N. Special Envoy to Iran, Staffan de Mistura.
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The accord was signed on Saturday by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, witnessed by Pompeo.
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Mr. Lavrov also said Mr. Tillerson had promised to send the United States special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, to Moscow for discussions.
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She refused to answer questions about whether Kim Jong Un has been using a special envoy to Seoul to send messages to Trump.
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He formerly served as U.S. deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and at the departments of Homeland Security, Defense and at USAID.
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" Former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker "My view was, well if there are things like that, then why not investigate them.
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The lead US negotiator and special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, returned to Doha, Qatar, this week to resume talks with the Taliban.
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Mack McLarty served as White House chief of staff, counselor to the president, and special envoy for the Americas for President Bill Clinton.
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Volker was a former Foreign Service officer who took on a political appointment under Trump, serving as the special envoy for Ukraine negotiations.
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U.S. Special Envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, told Reuters that the newly-declassified information was more evidence that Tehran was behind the attack.
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Separately, the department announced that a senior diplomat, James F. Jeffrey, is the new special envoy coordinating efforts to fight the Islamic State.
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In 2013, Mr. Moreno left government and at the United Nations became Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy on disability and accessibility.
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The Trump administration, after more than two years and significant pressure from Congress, has named a special envoy dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism.
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Last Tuesday, Staffan de Mistura, the UN's special envoy to Syria, said he was "profoundly outraged" by Monday's attack on the aid convoy.
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The new administration has yet to appoint a special envoy and there's little to suggest what Trump's policy on South Sudan might entail.
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Now the South Sudan government has destabilized, and China sent a special envoy to Africa earlier this month to help resolve the political crisis.
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U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths is trying to salvage peace talks after a round in September collapsed when the Houthis did not show up.
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"It took 4,000 years, hundreds of generations, to build Aleppo," Jan Egeland, special adviser to the United Nations special envoy for Syria, said Thursday.
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Afterward, Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy to Syria, said he was informed by the Russian ambassador that an agreement on Aleppo was reached.
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Prospects started to change, though, after Pompeo appointed Stephen Biegun, a longtime Republican foreign policy professional, as the special envoy for North Korea negotiations.
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Earlier this week, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives held talks in Abu Dhabi on a deal that would end the war.
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In August, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named Stephen Biegun, a former Ford Motor Company executive, to be America's special envoy for North Korea.
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S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker helped lay the groundwork for a meeting between Giuliani and Yermak, which happened August 2 in Madrid.
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"We hope to be able to carry out more evacuations in the near future," said Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR's Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean.
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Taylor described this channel as including Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, then-Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Sondland.
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Separately, the State Department said Jeffrey would be taking on the additional role of the special envoy for the coalition to defeat Islamic State.
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" Where things stand... Kurt Volker, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine, says the push for more U.S. sanctions on Moscow is "gaining some traction.
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The actress, a Special Envoy for the U.N. Refugee Agency, declared that isolation is not the answer to solving the growing global refugee crisis.
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In November 2017, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, estimated the reconstruction of Syria would cost at least $250 billion.
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"Ocean change, like climate change, is underway... The good news is we're now taking action," said U.N. Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson.
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Former president Francois Hollande made Hulot a special envoy for the environment but could not convince him to become a minister in his government.
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On the issue of the Kurds in Syria, they singled out Brett McGurk, the US special envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said after meeting representatives of the United States, Russia and other powers on Wednesday that Jan.
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Jolie is a United Nations special envoy for refugee issues, a critical topic at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York this week.
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Last year, a special envoy from the United Nations said the federal guest worker program puts workers at risk of exploitation and even trafficking.
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Joseph Yun, the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, said the United States was seeking a peaceful resolution and diplomacy was its preferred option.
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U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths arrived in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Monday to escort the Houthi delegation, a U.N. source told Reuters.
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After France's special envoy Pierre Vimont met Israeli diplomats last month, Israel said it was struggling to "understand the logic" of the Paris initiative.
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In the last year of his career Allen was President Obama's special envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, another acronym for ISIS.
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"We support a peaceful solution in Yemen and we support the efforts of the U.N. special envoy to Yemen," Adel al-Jubeir told reporters.
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"The voice of the people has been heard," Brahimi, a former foreign minister and U.N. special envoy, said on state television after meeting Bouteflika.
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Those seeking encouraging signs will hold on to the fact that the Trump administration's special envoy is Thomas A. Shannon, an Obama-era appointee.
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In his first major policy address in 2014, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth, spoke about normalizing relations with Sudan.
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HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived on Friday in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, witnesses said.
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She said Jared Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt — president Trump's "Peace team" — "are ready to talk, but we will not chase after you".
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"They are not very specific from the very beginning but we understand he is the special envoy on North Korea," Kyaw Zeya told Reuters.
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Correction: This story has been corrected to reflect that the special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations would remain under the office of the secretary.
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The defense secretary credited the United Nations Special Envoy on Yemen, Martin Griffiths, as well as Sweden, for helping to get the talks going.
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The president's initiative could begin with the appointment of a high-level special envoy to reinforce the diplomatic efforts of Ukraine, Germany and France.
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Angelina Jolie Pitt, the Oscar-winning actress and special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, has taken on a new role: university professor.
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The United Nations' special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has said that food supplies in rebel-held areas could run out within weeks.
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Martin Indyk, the US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in the Obama administration, called Berkowitz's selection a sign the position was being downgraded.
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He was followed out the exit by Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition who Trump claims not to know.
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In March 2008, President Bush appointed me as the first Special Envoy of the United States to the OIC with the rank of Ambassador.
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Martin Griffiths, the UN special envoy to Yemen, told reporters that an agreement on the Yemeni capital's airport could be reached within a week.
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In fact, friends of the Clintons use terms like "special envoy" and "elder statesman" when they consider what his expansive role would look like.
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Any legitimate diplomatic task for Giuliani and his sidekicks is highly suspect since the president already had an operational U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine.
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Other times, a special envoy is charged with a particular issue in a particular place, albeit an issue that engages more than one country.
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The United Nations' special envoy on Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announced the suspension on Saturday in Kuwait, where the talks were being held.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura hailed the plan as a step in the right direction towards a real cessation of hostilities.
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As a United Nations special envoy, Mr. Clinton helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the country after its devastating 285 earthquake. Mrs.
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The foreign ministers of the two countries met the United Nation's special envoy Matthew Nimetz in Vienna earlier this month to discuss the issue.
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U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem David Friedman, White House Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner raised the issue with their Israeli counterparts.
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The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, on Monday appointed a billionaire politician from New York to be his special envoy for climate action.
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The department has quietly eliminated the position of special envoy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights as a high-profile, stand-alone job.
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The United States' special envoy for Iran, Brian H. Hook, said this week that the sanctions have already cost Iran more than $50 billion.
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Mr. Falih, whose country represents 12 percent of global oil output, said he had met with the American special envoy Brian Hook on Wednesday.
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He referred additional questions about Mr. Giuliani's role to the country's special envoy to Washington, Raymond Tshibanda, who could not be reached for comment.
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Joseph Yun, the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, said on Thursday he did not think the administration was close to triggering military action.
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The announcement came a day after Mr. Pompeo announced a special envoy to handle negotiations with the North and to accompany him next week.
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We also agree with the American academy's support for the elimination of more than 60 special envoy positions to save money and improve effectiveness.
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As the fighting escalated, the United Nations special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, landed in Sana in an effort to broker a cease-fire.
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Brian H. Hook, the State Department's special envoy for Iran policy, said at least one European company had already delivered the prescriptions to patients.
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But Mr. Lavrentiev, Russia's special envoy on Syria, seemed to sketch out a broader geographical no-fly zone for American and coalition military planes.
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Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named veteran diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad as a newly-named State Department special envoy to Afghanistan.
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On Monday, the U.S. special envoy on Iran, Brian Hook, said that Tehran's ballistic missile program was exacerbating tensions in Yemen, Iraq and Syria.
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"What you saw yesterday was something the regime didn't want to do," Elliott Abrams, the Trump administration special envoy for Venezuela, told reporters Monday.
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The American negotiating team is led by Zalmay Khalilzad, a former ambassador and special envoy, but Mr. Bass has been included in the talks.
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Kurt Volker Volker resigned Friday from his post as Trump's special envoy for Ukraine amid scrutiny over recent revelations regarding Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
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As it happens, Mr. Trump — through his special envoy, Jason D. Greenblatt — is now pushing the Israeli leader to slow down construction as well.
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Foreign Policy Magazine reported on Wednesday that Mark Lambert, most recently the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, would be moving into this role.
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The UN's special envoy for Syria, Staffan di Mistura, noted that some states have publicly raised their suspicions that Syria was behind the attack.
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Carney's newly announced position will dovetail with his role as the UN's special envoy for climate action and finance, which was announced in December.
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The South China Morning Post pointed out Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will not carry the title of "special envoy" at this week's talks.
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This time, Liu will not carry the title of "special envoy," which empowered him to negotiate on behalf of President Xi Jinping in May.
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Only Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine who is no longer required to follow the State Department's orders, has been deposed.
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The State Department's special envoy for Ukraine and its point man for settling the conflict in the east, Kurt D. Volker, resigned in September.
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The UN's special envoy said he had been in contact with the Houthi's lead negotiator and the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
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He asked why Ukraine Special Envoy Kurt Volker, who abruptly quit his post at the beginning of the impeachment, isn't the first one up.
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Kurt Volker had resigned from his role as US special envoy for Ukraine on September 27, a day after the whistleblower complaint became public.
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Violence against the minority group bears "the hallmarks of a genocide," according to Yanghee Lee, the U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar.
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Seoul (CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in is sending a special envoy to North Korea, following Pyongyang's successful participation in the Winter Olympics.
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"Many of them have gone to Idlib, which could be in theory the next Aleppo," U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said in Geneva.
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Tuesday afternoon, the first of the amigos — Kurt D. Volker, Mr. Trump's former special envoy to Ukraine — will testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
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Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named veteran diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad as a newly-named State Department special envoy to Afghanistan.
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President Duterte named him special envoy to the United States as the Philippines angrily pushed back at President Obama for criticizing his deadly campaign.
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The negotiations in Doha, Qatar included the Taliban's political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a U.S. team led by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
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And he kept his ally Kurt Volker, then a special envoy to Ukraine, in the dark about some of his private talks with Trump.
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The United Kingdom recently appointed Rehman Chishti as Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, expanding on the prior work of Lord Ahmad.
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But last month, Mr. Pompeo's special envoy, Stephen Biegun, said in a speech that the list could be turned over later in the process.
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Mr. Kushner and Jason D. Greenblatt, the president's special envoy, have been working for months to prepare for a negotiation between Israelis and Palestinians.
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"Trump could have had a small deal," Joseph Yun, the former State Department special envoy for North Korea, said after the collapse on Thursday.
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The United Nations special envoy, Martin Griffiths, arrived in the Houthi-controlled capital, Sana, on Tuesday in an apparent effort to save the agreement.
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At the same time, Trump's special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, arrived in Seoul, South Korea, urging Pyongyang to return to nuclear talks.
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The White House "peace team" — senior adviser Jared Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt — will attend the Warsaw conference on the Middle East on Feb.
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In April 2016, the UN special envoy for Syria approximated that 400,000 people had been killed as result of more than five years of conflict.
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Special envoy Donald Booth will lead the US push for "a political solution ... that reflects the will of the Sudanese people," the State Department said.
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U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met Taliban representatives last month and discussed issues around a future troop withdrawal as well as proposals for a ceasefire.
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The fate of Kim Hyok Chol, the special envoy, had not been determined, but he could still face "heavy punishment," one of the sources said.
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Jolie, a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, told Vanity Fair she looked for her lead star in orphanages, circuses and slum schools.
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Trump is about to appoint a special envoy to communicate directly with one of Putin's top aides, Vladislav Surkov, according to a BuzzFeed News report.
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But Brian Hook, the US special envoy for Iran, this week insisted that despite Iranian provocations, the administration's policy was working and had weakened Iran.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named Stephen Biegun, a former Ford Motor Company executive, to be America's special envoy for North Korea back in August.
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Lambert too has significant Korea knowledge, including having negotiated with the North as special envoy for the Six-Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear program.
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In late 2016, a special envoy from the United Nations said the federal guest worker program puts workers at risk of exploitation and even trafficking.
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Volker, who resigned from his role as special envoy in late September, was the first witness to appear in the impeachment probe in early October.
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Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's special envoy to the US, was executed after the summit ended early, South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported on Friday.
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U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths said this month that the United Nations was discussing an emergency plan to stem the fall and restore economic confidence.
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The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said the creation of humanitarian corridors should be left to the U.N. and its partners.
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Asked whether America would name a special envoy to mediate a dispute between Iraq's Kurds and the central government in Baghdad, the State Department demurred.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, Mr Trump's special envoy to the region, announced late last month that a framework for a peace deal had been agreed in principle.
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The new United States special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard G. Olson, took part, as did the Pentagon's top envoy to Pakistan, Lt. Gen.
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Where it stands: The Houthi withdrawal finally began last weekend, and UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths briefed the Security Council on Wednesday on its progress.
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Kushner is currently meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu, and is joined by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and special envoy to Israel Jason Greenblatt.
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What I'll be watching: Although Palestinians weren't invited, the Trump administration "peace team" will be there – senior advisor Jared Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt.
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A U.S. delegation led by Syria Special Envoy James Jeffrey presented proposals this week which failed to satisfy Turkish officials, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
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The spokesman said on Sunday that South Korea would pursue "behind-the-scenes" meetings with the North, possibly including sending a special envoy to Pyongyang.
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"So far 14 states have pledged 6,611 places of resettlement...That's all," Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR special envoy for the central Mediterranean situation, told a briefing.
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KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April 2019, local media reported on Sunday.
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Washington is preparing to impose "very significant" Venezuela-related sanctions against financial institutions in the coming days, U.S. special envoy Elliott Abrams said on Tuesday.
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The office of U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths, who arrived in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday to salvage the deal, declined to comment.
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U.N. special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said earlier this month that the United Nations hoped to resume consultations between the warring sides by November.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that reports of a gas, believed to be chlorine, being dropped on Aleppo are being investigated.
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Until the recent news of the troop withdrawal, the appointment of Zalmay Khalilzad the U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan, had reinvigorated momentum in peace efforts.
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Sondland rose to national attention after contemporaneous text messages between himself and Kurt Volker, a former special envoy to Ukraine, were released in early October.
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That small group consisted of Kurt Volker, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Gordon Sondland, Trump's ambassador to the European Union, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry.
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In 2009, Mr. Sullivan noted, she appointed a special envoy, Stephen W. Bosworth, to explore whether there was a serious diplomatic path with North Korea.
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Jonathan Pershing, the State Department's special envoy for climate change, repeatedly declined to speculate at a news conference in Marrakech, Morocco, when pressed by reporters.
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Democrats also released the transcript of Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, who testified he was unaware of contingencies being placed on the aid.
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The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, told reporters on Thursday that the next round of talks was to begin next week.
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President Trump's special envoy for Middle East peace said today that the forthcoming White House peace plan won't be "a sell out" for the Palestinians.
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UN Special Envoy Griffiths is the lead in trying to narrow the differences, but nobody should hold their breath that he will succeed anytime soon.
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Asked if she would assign her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who remains popular here, to serve as a special envoy to the region, Mrs.
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A special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the "Maleficent" star and human rights activist has long flirted with a political bid.
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Immediately assign and deploy a special envoy to Mexico to establish an agreement on creating processing communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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In 2014, Morocco rejected the AU's decision to appoint a special envoy for the Western Sahara, saying the body had no legal authority to intervene.
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I have never heard of a special envoy routinely talking directly and privately with the president about their missions, as apparently Giuliani and Sondland did.
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When I was named a special envoy for Kosovo, one of my first actions was to reach out to our chief of mission in Belgrade.
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The seventh round of talks between the U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan and the Taliban ended Tuesday after signs of progress, Reuters reported.
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Cliff Sloan, who signed the Uruguay letter when he was the State Department's special envoy for Guantánamo closure, said the administration should disclose those reports.
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Martin Griffiths, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, told the council he plans to present them a framework for negotiations within the next two months.
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The U.S. is pressuring India to not purchase oil from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams told Reuters on Sunday.
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Brett McGurk, the U.S. special envoy for the global coalition against ISIS, told the forum that the U.S. mission in Syria was far from over.
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"Our culture is so tied to living with water, and it never stops," said Henk Ovink, the Dutch government's special envoy for international water affairs.
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The group even reached out this year to a United Nations special envoy, asking him to initiate a dialogue between the gangs and the government.
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"We have made our focus diplomatic isolation and economic pressure and that policy is working," Brian Hook, Special Envoy for Iran, said in a briefing.
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The crackdown drew international condemnation from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the United Nations special envoy for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov.
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Ghani has met with special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and plans to "study and assess" the specifics of the agreement, according to Reuters.
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In several Twitter threads this past week, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad pleaded for Afghan leaders to set aside their differences amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mr. Tillerson wrote that some of his redesign efforts had already been implemented, including the closing of many of the nearly 60 special envoy offices.
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His grandfather, Mr. Davies, was a lawyer and diplomat, also serving as ambassador to Belgium and as a special envoy for President Harry S. Truman.
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"I don't think it's an anticlimax," said William Shawcross, a writer who works for the government as a special envoy for British victims of terrorism.
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ASAP Rocky: The rapper's trial on assault charges began in Stockholm, and a special envoy for hostage affairs from the U.S. was in the courtroom.
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One in particular, Trump's own special envoy to Ukraine, Ambassador Kurt Volker, told them that the investigations Trump specifically asked Ukraine's president for were bunk.
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Mr. Volker, the special envoy, has resigned, as have three senior national security officials who criticized Mr. Sondland — Mr. Bolton, Ms. Hill and Mr. Morrison.
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Eastern, Kurt D. Volker, the former United States special envoy to Ukraine, and Timothy Morrison, a Europe and Russia expert for the National Security Council.
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Alongside the Department of State we are actively engaged with Mr. Martin Griffiths, the UN Special Envoy, to achieve a negotiated end to this fighting.
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His special envoy to Kyiv has resigned, as has the energy secretary who played a key role in the alleged military aid-for-dirt scheme.
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But the French government calls her a "special envoy" because — despite recognizing Mr. Guaidó as president — they consider Mr. Maduro's appointee to be the ambassador.
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The president's special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, a Trump loyalist, is determined to secure a deal that need only survive until the fall election.
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Between 2013-2014 he served in the Office of the Secretary of State as a senior adviser to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations.
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Berry, an openly gay career officer, worked in the Obama administration as the State Department's first special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons.
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The "amigos" were then-Energy Secretary Rick Perry, US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, and then-US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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Republicans also touted testimony from former US Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, who told investigators that he wasn't aware a quid pro quo existed.
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"It will be described as genocide," Ruprecht Polenz, Germany's special envoy to the talks, said of a joint statement that the two governments are preparing.
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The Houthi team was escorted from the capital Sanaa, which was seized by the group in 2014, to Sweden by U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths.
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The comments come as the U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun is set to arrive in the Chinese capital on Thursday for talks.
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Meanwhile, Bolton has worked behind the scenes to scuttle progress on the talks, including working against Stephen Biegun, the special envoy for North Korea negotiations.
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S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker to work with Giuliani - the former New York mayor who held no U.S. government job - on Ukraine policy.
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The first one of these interviews is set for Thursday, when Kurt Volker, the recently departed special envoy for Ukraine, will meet with congressional aides.
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Trump's special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, will assume some of the responsibilities of handling the Middle East peace process, according to the administration official.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special envoy who was the key negotiator in talks with the Taliban, has urged both sides to sit down for talks.
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But last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was able to appoint Mr. Abrams as a special envoy to lead the department's efforts on Venezuela.
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The appointment of Elan Carr, whose title is special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, was announced Tuesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese parties have agreed to resume talks on the formation of a transitional sovereign council, Ethiopia's special envoy to Sudan said on Tuesday.
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Wit stressed that some of the special envoy roles that the Trump administration has yet to fill may be beneficial to conducting DPKR talks, however.
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They have withdrawn to a distance of 85 km (53 miles) from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Russia's special envoy to Syria said on Wednesday.
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In 2014, the United Nations appointed him the first special envoy for cities and climate change to work with cities globally to combat global warming.
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He served as special envoy and coordinator for International Energy Affairs at the State Department from 2011-2014 and was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and Mexico.
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The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria also expressed concern on Tuesday that Assad could launch a new offensive to crush eastern Aleppo before Trump takes office.
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Michael Ratney, the U.S. special envoy for Syria, led Washington's delegation in the talks in Geneva, while Moscow sent military experts whose names were not released.
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The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, welcomed the release and said he hoped it would encourage the rapid implementation of the larger prisoner swap.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Major powers failed to agree on a new date for peace talks between warring Syrian parties, the U.N.'s special envoy said on Tuesday.
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Booth comes to the role with experience in the region, having served as special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan from August 2013 to January 2017.
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He said that before meeting with Kerry, the rebels would meet the U.S. special envoy for Colombian peace talks, Bernard Aronson, to agree on an agenda.
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Trump's special envoy for Syria said after an earlier round of talks on the safe zone last week that Turkey had taken a "pretty tough" position.
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Just last week, the State Department announced that James Jeffrey, the former US ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, would return as the special envoy for Syria.
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On Thursday, after months of intensive but low-key diplomacy, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, plans to bring 150 Syrians to Geneva.
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In late 2016, a special envoy from the United Nations said the federal guest worker program puts workers at risk of economic exploitation, abuse, and trafficking.
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The State Department's special envoy for the Ukraine crisis, Kurt Volker, publicly made the case for sending arms during an interview with three reporters on Saturday.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday that media reports about the resignation of the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, were incorrect.
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It is my understanding that Energy Secretary Perry and Special Envoy Volker took the lead on reaching out to Mr. Giuliani, as the President had directed.
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The two ministers agreed in a phone conversation it was important to coordinate ceasefire in Syria with Iran and United Nations' Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura.
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura called the looming offensive a "perfect storm" that threatens the wellbeing of large numbers of already vulnerable civilians.
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Park, the member of parliament heading the delegation, has been mentioned in South Korean media as a strong candidate to be Moon's special envoy to China.
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In late 2016, a special envoy from the United Nations said that the federal guest worker program puts workers at risk for exploitation and even trafficking.
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In late 2016, a special envoy from the United Nations said the guest worker program puts employees at risk of labor trafficking and even worse abuses.
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He was supported in that view by the State Department's Bureau of Near East Affairs, especially Brett McGurk, the special envoy leading the anti-ISIS effort.
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Read itVolker warned Ukraine, Giuliani after July 25 phone call - The former Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker was the first witness in the impeachment probe.
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said these figures were only from medical facilities, and that the real figure would likely be much higher.
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On the last day of the 2014 Gaza War, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a secret meeting with a special envoy from the Saudi king.
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Martin Griffiths, the U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen, said in a statement that he had discussed confidence-building measures with Yemen's foreign minister Khaled al-Yamani.
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He also plans to appoint a special envoy at the State Department to focus on the issues that are forcing people to leave their native countries.
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As of late Wednesday, Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations special envoy who is in charge of the talks, had not disclosed the list of invitees.
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The UN special envoy to Libya endorsed Italy's naval mission to support the Libyan coastguard in trying to curb the flow of migrants in the Mediterranean.
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"He is urging all parties involved in the conflict to renew their engagement with his Special Envoy for Yemen to find a negotiated solution," it said.
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Jason Greenblatt, the White House's special envoy for Middle East peace, and Brian Hook, the State Department's Iran envoy, are also joining Kushner on the trip.
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U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has held talks with both sides in recent weeks in the hopes of preventing a full-scale coalition assault on Hodeida.
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In her speech, the actress and UNHCR Special Envoy encouraged countries to sign an agreement pledging to increase the involvement of women throughout the peacekeeping process.
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Talley, appointed deputy special envoy for climate change at the State Department by former President Barack Obama, has worked under Republican and Democratic administrations since 1999.
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Special envoy Martin Griffiths is trying to avert a full-scale assault on Hodeidah, the entry point for most of Yemen's commercial goods and vital aid.
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The UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, called on all parties to show restraint in a briefing to the Security Council.
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Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who heads the foreign relations committee, Tillerson said he would end or transfer as many as three dozen special envoy positions.
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Democrats also released the transcripts from joint depositions with Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson, two former assistants to former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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He spoke in Moscow after meeting with Staffan di Mistura, the United Nations special envoy for the Syria conflict, who is trying to revive peace talks.
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"I believe their statement is based on some misunderstandings of what this is about," IB Petersen, Denmark's special envoy for the ICPD, told a news conference.
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Former Fox journalist Lea Gabrielle currently serves as the State Department's special envoy for the Global Engagement Center, which seeks to combat disinformation around the world.
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"I think we don't need to remind Turkey of that," Brett H. McGurk, the president's special envoy to the coalition against the Islamic State, told reporters.
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The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said on Wednesday he had invited the Syrian government and opposition to a special meeting next week in Vienna.
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A White House official said Kushner, Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and special envoy to Iran Brian Hook will visit Morocco, Jordan and Israel this week.
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Hady Amr served in the Obama administration as deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and as deputy head of the Middle East Bureau at USAID.
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The cancellation was particularly jarring because it came a day after Pompeo named a special envoy to North Korea, a move many hoped would reinvigorate talks.
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"In 2015, to further promote LGBTI rights throughout the world, I appointed the first ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons," he said.
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To mark two years since the mass abduction, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, called for immediate action to release the girls.
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He was released after a visit from an American diplomatic team led by Robert King, a special envoy, to assess the food crisis in North Korea.
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I spoke today with Raymond Tshibanda, special envoy to the U.S. for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about long-delayed elections now slated for December.
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Senior adviser Jared Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt are supposed to present U.S. proposals for dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza at the meeting.
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Ms. Jolie first started addressing rape and sexual violence internationally in 2001 as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, and later as a Special Envoy for the UNHCR.
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David L. Goldwyn is chairman of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Advisory Board and a former special envoy for international energy at the State Department.
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Before Donald J. Trump's election victory, the Philippine leader had already named Mr. Trump's business partner in Manila as a special envoy to the United States.
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Volker resigned as special envoy to Ukraine on September 27, hours after the House Intelligence Committee said that Volker would give a deposition to impeachment investigators.
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"We don't want to share our tradecraft with our adversaries," Lea Gabrielle, special envoy for the GEC and a former Fox News reporter, told Sen. Booker.
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And a former UN special envoy on food, Jean Ziegler, said that the diversion of corn and wheat to bio-fuels is a human rights crime.
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The United States has recalled U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad to chart the path forward, Pompeo said in appearances on Sunday TV news shows.
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The United States would insist on "zero enrichment for Iran," Brian H. Hook, the State Department's special envoy for Iran, told a small group of reporters.
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Mr. Trump's outreach also comes after a period in which his special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, has had little success engaging North Korean diplomats.
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Brian Hook, the State Department's special envoy for Iran, said the United States would not grant waivers on sanctions to any countries that buy Iranian oil.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the American special envoy for Afghan reconciliation, landed Thursday for his third trip to the country since his appointment to the role in September.
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Brett McGurk, Mr. Trump's special envoy in the fight against the Islamic State, said in a briefing last week that the fight was far from over.
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It would undermine Mr. Trump's recently appointed special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, whom he said had shown signs of modest progress in reconciliation efforts with the Taliban.
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Then, last month, Mr. Khalilzad, the former American ambassador to Iraq and the United Nations, was tasked as American special envoy to push for Afghan reconciliation.
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"There's always a business case for stupid infrastructure," the Dutch special envoy for water, Henk Ovink, told conference-goers on Sunday during a discussion of dams.
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" Brett McGurk, who resigned last year as the U.S. special envoy for the coalition fighting isis , said that the safe-zone plan is "totally non-implementable.
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A skilled replacement for Kurt Volker, America's former special envoy to the country, will ensure that Ukraine isn't left with an outcome that threatens its sovereignty.
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The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, condemned the attack and said that it and military escalation elsewhere in the country endanger peacemaking efforts.
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He also thanked the Swedish special envoy to North Korea, Kent Rolf Magnus Harstedt, who interceded on his behalf with North Korean authorities to free him.
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Mr. Sondland testified that he worked through William B. Taylor, the top American diplomat at the embassy in Kyiv, and through Mr. Volker, the special envoy.
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Afternoon session: Kurt D. Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, the former top Russia and Europe expert on the National Security Council.
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In the afternoon, they heard testimony from Kurt D. Volker, Mr. Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, and Timothy Morrison, a former top National Security Council official.
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Bolton and Hill reportedly met in early July with Trump's EU ambassador Gordon Sondland, former special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker and Energy Secretary Rick Perry.
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U.S. Special Envoy for Syria James Jeffrey told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in October that there is evidence Turkey committed war crimes during its offensive.
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Even after losing the race for a coveted position, Dr. Nabarro often gets appointed as a special envoy because he is skilled at organizing medical campaigns.
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Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, on Friday called the situation dire for those fleeing and the several hundred thousand people who remain.
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It is not just that UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has said that an assault on Hodeidah would cut off the political process at the knees.
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Mr. Kochai quickly became seen as an informal special envoy of Mr. Ghani, traveling to countries in the Persian Gulf to attend forums with the Taliban.
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U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook said last week that the department believes at least 22019,000 were killed, some as young as 13 years old.
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Asked whether it was appropriate to criticize Vindman on Twitter as he was testifying, the former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker said it wasn't.
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Lea Gabrielle will become the special envoy and coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, State Department deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino announced during the department press briefing.
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The U.S. special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, said the IADB's decision would allow the opposition to prepare a plan for rebuilding Venezuela's economy and infrastructure.
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Guterres also announced that outgoing Bank of England governor Mark Carney will become his new special envoy on "climate action and climate finance" from next year.
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Taylor's texts were among documents the former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine negotiations, Kurt Volker, handed over to lawmakers as part of a lengthy deposition Thursday.
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Ambassador Robert King, President Barack Obama's special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, had been expected to fly to Pyongyang to try to win Bae's freedom.
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KABUL, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April 2019, local media reported on Sunday.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, attending the Astana talks, said it was crucial to get a mechanism to oversee and implement a nationwide ceasefire.
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Negotiations to end the conflict were set to resume next week, with the U.N. special envoy to Yemen saying they would most likely take place in Geneva.
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UNITED NATIONS – The Security Council on Thursday gave strong backing to efforts by U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to start new talks between Yemen&aposs warring parties.
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If Mr. Trump is smart, he'll appoint nobody as a formal special envoy and refrain from making bold statements about how America will do this or that.
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It would cancel all US contributions to the international Paris climate accord — including aid to developing countries — and eliminate the State Department's special envoy for climate change.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy to Yemen welcomed the Houthis' announcement to halt drone and missile strikes on the Saudi coalition, his office said on Monday.
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Two weeks ago, U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook visited Israel and met with Netanyahu, officials from the Israeli foreign ministry, the Mossad and military intelligence.
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Brett McGurk, the previous special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State, quit last month over Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.
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Angelina Jolie Pitt is many things: Special Envoy to the United Nations, an Academy-Award winning actress, all-around humanitarian do-gooder, writer, director, wife and mother.
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The State Department's special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism earlier this year called the rise in anti-Semitism worse than it has been in decades.
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Brian Hook, the State Department's Iran special envoy, said Wednesday during a briefing that the U.S. would not grant sanction waivers to any countries buying Iranian oil.
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Brent McGurk, the U.S. special envoy tasked with defeating ISIS, said earlier Tuesday that Iran-backed Shi'ite militias are mostly helpful in Iraq, though some go rogue.
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said these figures were only from medical facilities, and that the real figure was likely to be much higher.
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According to a statement from the State Department, special envoy Donald Booth will assist in finding "a political solution ... that reflects the will of the Sudanese people."
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Thousands of refugees from Aleppo have been evacuated there, and U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has warned the city could face the same fate as Aleppo.
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KHARTOUM, June 11 (Reuters) - Sudanese parties have agreed to resume talks on the formation of a transitional sovereign council, Ethiopia's special envoy to Sudan said on Tuesday.
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Elliott Abrams, Washington's special envoy on Venezuela, said the aid effort was being coordinated with Guaido's team but that the aid would not be forced into Venezuela.
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"Between now and December, if we cannot find a solution, Aleppo will not be there anymore," UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in October.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition held "very positive" discussions with U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday, notably on the humanitarian situation, the group's spokesman said.
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Bragging about his dictator friend North Korea's Kim Jong Un just reportedly executed the country's special envoy to the U.S., along with a handful of other officials.
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Christopher Ross has been the U.N. special envoy for Western Sahara since January 2009, when he was appointed by the then U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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U.N. special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths held meetings with the warring parties in recent weeks amid efforts to restart peace talks after a two-year hiatus.
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"There's no doubt that the YPG wishes that they could stay in these areas," U.S. Special Envoy to Syria James Jeffrey told pool reporters traveling with him.
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The meeting at the State Department will include Zamir Kabulov, Russia's presidential envoy to Afghanistan; Deng Xijun, his Chinese counterpart; and Roland Kobia, the EU's special envoy.
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Here, Clinton's intransigence led to the failure of UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan's cease fire efforts in the spring of 220006, helping prolong the Syria's civil war.
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"The Special Envoy calls for all concerned to exert every effort so that, by this Sunday, 28 August 2016, we know where we stand," de Mistura said.
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"They are of course linked," said Robinson, who last year was a U.N. special envoy on El Nino and climate change, along with Macharia Kamau of Kenya.
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In fact, the U.N. special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the Syrian peace talks will resume March 9 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Neither the White House nor the State Department has issued a statement on the incident, but U.S. special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, tweeted about Russia's claims.
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In the afternoon, Kurt D. Volker, the former United States special envoy to Ukraine, and Timothy Morrison, a Europe and Russia expert for the National Security Council.
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C. Boyden Gray served as U.S. Special Envoy for European Affairs from 2008 to 2009 and as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union from 85033 to 2007.
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And Democrats also released the transcripts from joint depositions with Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson, two former assistants to former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Iran, Russia and Turkey to talks on Syria's Constitutional Committee, to be held in Geneva on Sept.
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The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan traveled to the country's capital of Kabul on Sunday after what he called "significant progress" in peace talks with the Taliban.
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"Our goal with sanctions on spoilers is to secure strongest possible unity government in Libya," said Jonathan Winer, the United States special envoy for Libya, on Twitter.
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But Giuliani didn't appear interested in criminal corruption in Ukraine if it wasn't related to Biden, according to testimony by Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker.
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"Obama doesn't believe that peace is possible with the current leadership in Israel and the Palestinian Authority," said Martin S. Indyk, his former Middle East special envoy.
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Some 12.87 percent of voters plan to vote for Moreno, a former vice president and United Nations special envoy on disability, pollster Cedatos said on Monday night.
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"I think Tillerson is saying, we are prepared to talk, we are not putting any conditions," said Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, former US special envoy to North Korea.
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The statement was drafted by Kurt Volker, then the US's special envoy to Ukraine, and Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, the report said.
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Joseph Dunford and State Department Special Envoy on Syria Ambassador Jim Jeffrey are headed to Turkey and Israel this weekend to discuss the US withdrawal from Syria.
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The European Commission continued to put an optimistic face on the implementation plan after EU special envoy Maarten Verwey held talks in Ankara on last-minute preparations.
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"As you know, the air delivery is certainly not a substitute for land delivery," Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, the deputy special envoy for Syria, told reporters in Geneva.
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The secret talks were led by Brett McGurk, the U.S. special envoy tapped by President Barack Obama to coordinate the global fight against ISIS, the officials said.
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"The climate relationship with Canada really just ramped up dramatically quickly," Todd Stern, Mr. Obama's special envoy for climate change, told reporters ahead of Mr. Trudeau's arrival.
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The third round of public impeachment hearings continues with former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker and National Security Council official Tim Morrison testifying this afternoon.
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The United States has recalled U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad to Washington to chart the path forward, Pompeo said in appearances on Sunday news shows.
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On Friday, Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, estimated that about 400,000 people had been killed over the last five years of civil war.
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" Mr. Bolton said that Stephen Biegun, Mr. Trump's special envoy for North Korea, "can't wait to talk to his North Korean counterpart but they have not responded.
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KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived at the presidential palace in Kabul on Monday afternoon ahead of an inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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The Good Friday accords, negotiated by George Mitchell, another special envoy from the United States, are the basis for the current power sharing agreement in Northern Ireland.
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Op-Ed Contributor A special envoy from President Xi Jinping of China discussed regional and mutual concerns with senior North Korean officials in Pyongyang earlier this month.
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U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has called on Russia, Iran and Turkey to try to delay the battle and called for humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.
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On Wednesday, Zalmay Khalizad, the United States special envoy who had been conducting those talks, arrived for meetings with officials in Pakistan, where Taliban insurgents have sanctuaries.
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"We saw 200 Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in the last three days, mainly against civilians," said the US special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey on Thursday.
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The United Nations launched a campaign for girls' education named "I am Malala," which former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown guided as special envoy on global education.
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Former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, who resigned last week, confirmed Tuesday that he would appear for a deposition before the committees later this week.
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Former President Bill Clinton served as a special envoy to Haiti, visiting the island on numerous occasions and offering a powerful symbol of American empathy toward Haiti.
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And on Thursday, the White House announced that the United States ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, will be its new special envoy for the Serbia-Kosovo talks.
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Votel prevaricated and told her it was "a question best posed" to Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy to the peace talks and former ambassador to Afghanistan.
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"Tomorrow, the Iranian regime will stage an event euphemistically called elections," Brian Hook, the State Department's special envoy for Iran, said at a briefing announcing the sanctions.
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Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Brett McGurk, the United States special envoy to the coalition against the Islamic State.
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The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who also briefed the council, said he saw no sign the antagonists were willing to compromise.
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"Trump found his way back to 'one China' because China is too strong," said Martin S. Indyk, special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations during the Obama administration.
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Despite the uneven progress on the ground, the special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, the chief American negotiator, supported by American and coalition forces, continued to press for peace.
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While Sondland's testimony was the bombshell, the testimony of the likes of former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, National Security Council Ukraine expert Lt. Col.
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Volker also served as President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, and is about to be a central witness in the impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats.
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The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, who was attending the Astana talks, said he now hoped to reconvene peace talks in Geneva next month.
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Despite Pompeo's comments, Kurt Volker, who resigned last week as U.S. special envoy for Ukraine negotiations, will appear as scheduled on Thursday, according to a committee official.
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Dr. Eric P. Goosby is the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on TB and the MacArthur Foundation Chair in Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco.
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U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura is struggling to keep the peace process alive after the main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) left formal talks last week.
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Blumenthal then passed the notes to Jonathan Winer, who was a State Department special envoy for Libya under former Secretary of State John Kerry, the source said.
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Lea Gabrielle is being considered for special envoy and coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, multiple State Department sources and one former senior State official told CNN.
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Former National Security Council official Tim Morrison testified alongside former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker on Tuesday in the second public impeachment hearing of the day.
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Mr. Carney, who is set to take up a role as the United Nations special envoy for climate action and finance, had extended his term twice before.
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The U.S. will be represented by James Jeffrey, the newly minted special representative for Syria, and Joel Rayburn, the administration's special envoy for Syria, the official added.
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The bloodletting comes as faint hopes for peace in Afghanistan have been stirred by two meetings between U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban in Qatar.
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Randy Berry, U.S. special envoy for human rights of LGBT persons, told Reuters that, whatever its reasons, Vietnam had actively engaged with an issue neighbors still consider taboo.
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Kim reiterated that over the weekend, telling Chinese special envoy parliament chief Li Zhanshu that North Korea wants to learn from China on that front, according to Reuters.
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Two days after his inauguration, Barack Obama appointed the talented George Mitchell as a special envoy whom Secretary of State Hillary Clinton empowered to help bring about peace.
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Diplomatic engagement between the Taliban and the United States gained momentum in October, after U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met Taliban leaders in Qatar.
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They are beginning with the injured, the vulnerable, and rebel fighters and their families, said Jan Egeland, special adviser to the U.N. special envoy for Syria, earlier Thursday.
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Arriving at the U.N. offices in Vienna on Friday morning, the talks' host, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, told reporters he expected "a long meeting".
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Tillerson's position is generally supported by the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and in particular by Special Envoy Brett McGurk, who leads the anti-ISIS effort.
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The U.S. special envoy to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will once again begin working-level talks in the middle of July with a new team from North Korea.
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He joined the Trump administration first as a special envoy for North Korea, leaving behind his job as vice president of international governmental relations for Ford Motor Company.
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Rejected by voters United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Monday he would send his special envoy, Jean Arnault, to Havana for talks on the peace agreement.
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Angelina Jolie, a special envoy of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHRC, and Goodwill Ambassador, spoke about this important issue at a major U.N. peacekeeping summit on Thursday.
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There have been repeated negotiations in recent months between the Taliban and U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad to try to broker a deal to end the Afghan conflict.
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He also wants the U.S. to secure a global treaty protecting LGBTQ individuals, invest in the Global Equity Fund and have a special envoy for LGBTQ human rights.
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Between the lines: Jason Greenblatt, the White House special envoy for Middle East peace, referred to the issue in remarks two weeks ago at a conference in Israel.
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Sung Kim, the US special envoy to North Korea said the UN Security Council along with Japan, South Korea and the United States are examining additional unilateral measures.
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While visiting refugees in Lebanon as special envoy for the UNHRC, Angelina Jolie Pitt reunited with Hala, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee she befriended during previous visits.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and U.N. aid chief Stephen O'Brien are to brief the Security Council on the deteriorating situation in Aleppo on Tuesday.
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President Trump's special envoy for Middle East Peace Jason Greenblatt on Wednesday visited the Poway synagogue in southern California, which was attacked last Saturday by a white supremacist.
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Staffan de Mistura, the UN's special envoy at the peace talks in Geneva, has said that after a "temporary pause" the peace talks will resume on February 25.
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Erdogan said the swathe of land ran 440 km from east to west, but U.S. special envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, said the accord covered a smaller area.
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Continuing her humanitarian efforts to aide the thousands of Syrian refugees displaced in Greece, the special envoy greeted people, even comforting a crying boy with a warm embrace.
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Ghandour also said the U.N. special envoy to Yemen had proposed a humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen during the month of Ramadan and he hoped it would take effect.
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"I can confirm the office of Special Envoy has sent invitations to the government of Yemen and to Ansarullah," U.N. spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci told a Geneva news briefing.
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And on Monday, Brian Hook, the US special envoy for Iran, said the Trump administration is planning to build a tanker protection force to keep shipping vessels safe.
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His comments came hours after Ankara said the United States should dismiss its special envoy in the battle against Islamic State, citing his support for the Kurdish militia.
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While China has shown no interest in getting involved militarily in Syria, China's special envoy for the crisis there in April praised Russia's military role in the war.
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Laurent Fabius said United Nations special envoy Staffan de Mistura told him the Kurdish PYD party would not attend the talks, which are expected to start on Friday.
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The U.N. special envoy for Yemen has said he hopes to convene talks in December after receiving commitments from the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels it's fighting.
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A handful of protesters also stormed the event's main stage as Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action, delivered a speech.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria will meet ambassadors from major powers in Geneva on Wednesday, ahead of planned peace talks set for Jan. 25.
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Pompeo confirmed Saturday that the US special envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, was in the country, adding that the diplomat would travel back to Ankara before too long.
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"We really hope other countries will follow the same path," Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR's Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean, said in a statement after the first plane arrived.
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The United Nations announced on Thursday night that U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths was not expected to hold any talks at its Geneva offices on Friday.
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Indeed, sometimes it is Congress, concerned that the administration is not paying enough attention to an issue, that may have asked for a special envoy to be named.
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Volker, who previously served as a special envoy to Ukraine, told lawmakers in closed door testimony that there was no "linkage" between financial aid for Ukraine and investigations.
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"The good news is that there is a way out (of the crisis)," the German special envoy for Macedonia, Johannes Haindl, told reporters after meeting the country's leaders.
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The US official said the agreement secured funding for political missions in Libya, Yemen, Colombia, Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, as well as creating a special envoy for Myanmar.
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He wants to smooth the way for bilateral negotiations and last month sent former President Fidel Ramos as his special envoy to meet Chinese representatives in Hong Kong.
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My government appreciates the United Nations' work in assisting Yemen, and we will continue to support the efforts of Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the United Nations special envoy.
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Other members of the delegation will include Jason Greenblatt, the U.S. special envoy for the peace process, and the heads of Jewish organizations and pro-Israel evangelist organizations.
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Following Vindman and Williams, the former top Russia and Europe expert at the NSC, Tim Morrison, will testify, along with Trump's former special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker.
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"They go in and just take advantage of villages," Russ Feingold, Obama's former special envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic, told me last July.
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Brian Hook, the U.S. special envoy for Iran, also has reportedly emailed or texted captains of Iranian oil tankers, trying to scare them into not delivering their cargo.
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He was married to Kim Jong Il's sister, was a special envoy to China and had overseen a host of new Special Economic Zones all over the country.
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Led by Zalmay Khalilzad, a special envoy for Afghan peace efforts, American delegations have met repeatedly with the group in Qatar, where the Taliban keep a political delegation.
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U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad reportedly shuttled between Ghani and Abdullah late into Sunday night and just before the two ceremonies, but was unable to resolve the issue.
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" He said the United States expected "all parties" to work with the United Nations special envoy for Yemen and to "support a political process to resolve this conflict.
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But when he abruptly resigned from his job as the State Department's special envoy for Ukraine, it wasn't an international broadcaster or national newspaper that had the scoop.
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The texts, which were turned over to Congress by Kurt D. Volker, the State Department's former special envoy for Ukraine, come from a series of early September exchanges.
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Last week, US Special Envoy for Syria James Jeffrey said the US saw 200 Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in northern Syria in a span of three days.
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Jason Greenblatt, the special envoy to the Middle East and a key architect of the peace plan, left the White House last year, throwing its fate into question.
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Kim reviewed the procession from a balcony in Kim Il Sung Square, alongside other senior officials, including Li Zhanshu, a special envoy sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Biegun assumes the role as special envoy to North Korea at a time when talks between the two countries appear to have stalled over the issue of denuclearization.
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Kurt D. Volker, Mr. Trump's former special envoy to Ukraine, appeared in front of the House Intelligence Committee on the third day of public impeachment hearings on Tuesday.
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On the US side, Trump is relying on Stephen Biegun, the former Ford Motor Company executive he named special envoy for the North Korea talks, to spearhead negotiations.
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Among those caught up in the Ukraine affair is Kurt Volker, a former Foreign Service officer who accepted a political appointment as the special envoy for Ukraine negotiations.
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GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Damascus on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said.
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The administration is also lacking an ambassador to South Korea as well as a special envoy for North Korea, and there are a slew of questions to address.
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On Thursday evening, Trump announced he had chosen Robert Charles O'Brien, an attorney with diplomatic and international arbitration experience, to serve as a special envoy for hostage affairs.
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More than 500 protesters have been killed and 19,000 wounded, according to the United Nations special envoy to Iraq, but the violent response has only deepened protesters' resolve.
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"He's approached this like a stunningly conventional president," said Ilan Goldenberg, a former chief of staff to the special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Obama's State Department.
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"What you saw yesterday was something the regime didn't want to do," Elliott Abrams, the State Department's special envoy for Venezuela issues, told reporters at the State Department.
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Kurt Volker, America's special envoy to Ukraine charged with resolving the conflict in Donbas, tried to smooth the building tension ahead of a telephone call with Mr Trump.
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