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U.S. Mideast Peace Envoy Jason Greenblatt to Step Down
(Axios) Barak Ravid - U.S. special envoy for the Middle East peace process Jason Greenblatt will be leaving the White House in the next several weeks to return to the private sector. A senior U.S. official said Greenblatt will stay at the White House until the launch of the political side of the U.S. peace plan, which is expected after the Israeli elections on Sept. 17. Greenblatt's decision was mainly for personal and family reasons. He was supposed to serve for 2 years at the White House but ended up serving almost 3. After Greenblatt leaves, most of his assignments and authorities will be transferred to Avi Berkowitz, who was a main player in drafting the White House peace plan. Some of Greenblatt's assignments will be transferred to the U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.