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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Ex-US envoy to Israel takes State Department role aimed at boosting Abraham Accords
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The former American ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, is taking a position at the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs as a Senior Adviser for Regional Integration.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Shapiro will “support US efforts to advance a more peaceful and interconnected region, deepen and broaden the Abraham Accords, and build the Negev Forum.”
Pleased to announce former U.S. Amb. Daniel Shapiro is joining @StateDept_NEA as Senior Advisor for Regional Integration. Dan will support U.S. efforts to advance a more peaceful and interconnected region, deepen and broaden the Abraham Accords, and build the Negev Forum.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) June 29, 2023
Blinken announced earlier this month that the Biden administration would create the new position.
Shapiro was the ambassador to Israel in 2011-2017.
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