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Friday, January 24, 2025
Witkoff to lead US delegation to Poland ceremony marking 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The White House announces that Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and nominee for commerce secretary Howard Lutnick will lead the US delegation to the commemoration ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim, Poland.
Witkoff is then expected to continue to Saudi Arabia and Israel where he will work to advance the ongoing hostage deal. Witkoff has expressed his plan to visit the Philadelphi and Netzarim Corridors inside Gaza to make sure the deal is being properly implemented.
Other members of the delegation to Poland include Trump’s nominee for ambassador to France Charles Kushner, Isaac Perlmutter, Laura Perlmutter, Allison Lutnik, Robert Book, Michael Friedman, Boris Epshteyn, US Chargé d’Affaires in Poland Daniel Lawton and US Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain.
