Huckabee to join Washington talks between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to US

The State Department says US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is returning to Washington to participate in the second round of ambassador-level talks that the administration is brokering between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday.

Other than Huckabee, the list of those attending Thursday’s meeting at the State Department will be largely the same as last week, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading the US side, which will also include his top aide Mike Needham, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and Huckabee. Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter will represent Jerusalem and Lebanese Ambassador to to the US Nada Hamadeh will represent Beirut.

“While in Washington, Ambassador Huckabee will conduct routine consultations with State Department leadership and interagency partners, including discussions on regional issues,” a State Department spokesperson tells The Times of Israel.