Indyk staffs up to intensify Israeli Palestinian peace push
US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk has said that the commonly shared goal of the peace talks is a 'final status agreement, not an interim agreement.'
US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk is expanding his team as the US prepares to intensify its role facilitating Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
“We've agreed that those talks should now be intensified and American involvement should be increased to facilitate these discussions,” Indyk told the J Street conference last week. (Sept. 30). "Our common objective is a final status agreement, not an interim agreement."
To that end, he has grown his office's ranks.
Julie Sawyer, a career civil service officer who most recently served as Persian Gulf director on the National Security Staff, has joined Indyk’s team as his traveling senior aide. Sawyer previously served as a Middle East advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns.
