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Trump says he’s tapping son-in-law Jared Kushner as ‘peace envoy’

By Jacob Magid 19 February 2026, 5:08 pm
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US Vice President JD Vance (L) and Jared Kushner (R) watch as US President Donald Trump arrives for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
US Vice President JD Vance (L) and Jared Kushner (R) watch as US President Donald Trump arrives for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says he’s going to be appointing his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the role of “peace envoy.”

Kushner has been working ad hoc for the administration for much of the last year, focusing largely on Gaza and, more recently, Russia-Ukraine and Iran.

In Trump’s first term, he served as senior adviser.

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