Kerry to Step Down as Biden Administration’s Climate Envoy
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessJohn Kerry, the top US climate diplomat, intends to step down after more than three years relentlessly pressing countries to get more…
Lebanon and Israel ‘prefer’ diplomatic end to tensions, US envoy says | Israel War on Gaza News
Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border attacks since the early days of the Gaza war. Both Lebanon and Israel “prefer” a diplomatic deal…
Iran summons Russian envoy over disputed Persian Gulf islands
This marked the second time this year that Iran has called for a Russian envoy in protest over comments on the disputed islands. Tehran summoned…
Iran summons Russia’s envoy again over islands dispute | Politics News
This is the second time the Russian envoy to Tehran is being summoned over the same issue. Tehran, Iran – Iran has once more summoned…
Yemen warring parties commit to ceasefire, UN-led peace process, says envoy | Conflict News
Rival groups commit to new ceasefire and engage in UN-led peace process to end the nine-year war, says UN special envoy for Yemen. The warring…
Saudi-led fight against COP28 deal shows ‘panic,’ German climate envoy says – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The full-scale resistance that oil-exporting countries are mounting against a COP28 deal to end fossil fuel use is a sign…
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik stands trial for defying peace envoy | Politics News
Dodik called the envoy a ‘stinker’ as he demanded the trial be relocated to the capital of Bosnia’s Serbia entity. The trial of Bosnian Serb…
William Lai names Taiwan’s former US envoy as election running mate | Elections News
Lai to make a formal announcement on his choice of 52-year-old top diplomat Hsiao Bi-khin as candidate for vice president. William Lai, the frontrunner for…
Hamas leader’s home is hit in airstrike as Israel presses its attacks and U.S. envoy seeks aid route
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been in the region since Friday trying to find ways to ease the plight of the civilians caught…
Africa: Great Lakes envoy urges international support amid rising hostilities
The UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, has appealed to the international community for increased support in resolving the escalating hostilities in eastern…
EU’s Palestine envoy: Bloc lacks sympathy for victims of Israel’s bombing | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Brussels, Belgium – After hundreds of people were killed at a Gaza hospital this week, Abdalrahim Alfarra, the head of the Palestinian Mission to the European…
Former Ambassador David Satterfield to serve as Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues
The Oct. 7 incursion was led by Hamas militants in Gaza, who killed at least 1,300 Israelis and other nationals and abducted dozens more. Israel…
UN envoy to Sudan steps down after being declared unwelcome by government | News
Perthes on Wednesday announced his resignation amid tensions with Khartoum over the war in Sudan. The United Nations special envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, has…
French envoy to stay in Niger despite ultimatum, says Macron | News
Macron insists that France will not change its position in condemning the coup and offering support to removed President Bazoum. France’s ambassador to Niger will…
US commerce secretary meets China envoy before trip to stabilise ties | International Trade
Gina Raimondo’s August 27-30 trip is latest effort by the Biden administration to cool US-China tensions. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has held “productive” talks…
Israel says no Jerusalem base for Saudi envoy to Palestinian Authority | Politics News
Israel says the new ambassador can meet Palestinian officials but will have no fixed presence. Israel has rejected the idea of a diplomatic base in…
A ‘hustler’ and a ‘patriot’: How a U.S. envoy who failed to save Afghanistan seeks relevance
Khalilzad, 72, said in an interview that he’s doing what any person of his stature would do at this stage of life. He’s had a…
Lawmakers to grill State Department officials over Biden’s Iran envoy probe
Malley, a veteran diplomat who has served in multiple Democratic administrations, had been working to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. As POLITICO has reported,…
U.S. climate envoy Kerry says he will take no ‘concessions’ to China for climate talks
1/4 U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry testifies at a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in…
‘It’s not good’: GOP angry over Biden team’s handling of Iran envoy probe
Now the conflict is straining the administration’s relationships with Hill Republicans, just as Biden’s team seeks a new way to impose restraints on Iran’s nuclear…