Abraham Accords post

Daniel Shapiro is set to be appointed the first envoy for the Abraham Accords.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the new position, to be formally ratified by US Congress, last week. Shampiro is the former US Ambassador to Israel. The post passed the House of Representatives last month.

"Dan will support US efforts to advance a more peaceful and interconnected region, deepen and broaden the Abraham Accords, and build the Negev Forum," Blinken tweeted.

Rep. Mike Lawler, co-sponsor of the Abraham Accords envoy bill, welcomed the news.

“We must get the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act signed into law, to ensure that all administrations share the same goal for Israel and the Middle East, lasting peace,” he noted.

Shapiro was Ambassador to Israel during Barak Obama’s presidency 2011-17 and was replaced by David Freidman. Advisor to the Biden administration on Iran Shapiro will look to move forward regional projects of the Abraham Accords.

Shapiro will attend Negev Forum meetings. And he will be tasked by countries following on from the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain signing normalising deals with Israel.