Let’s pick a nice guy who’s a smart guy.” Mr Witkoff, still full of vim, has embraced the job. In just a few weeks his diplomacy has brought him to Doha, Gaza, Jerusalem, Moscow and Riyadh. Mr Witkoff’s first order of business,

The meeting in Riyadh — which included Rubio, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov a

According to a readout from the Office of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Saudi Arabia. Special Envoy Ambassador Steve Witkoff was also on hand,