Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American billionaire real estate investor, lawyer, and diplomat [1] [2] [3] who serves as the United States Special Envoy to the Middle East. He is the founder and chairman of the Witkoff Group. ... The existence of a "Witkoff-plan" had not been confirmed by Washington as of March 3, 2025.

Feb 23, 2025 · Washington — Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, described on Sunday a three-and-a-half hour meeting he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this...

Feb 17, 2025 · Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, is set to meet with Russian officials Tuesday as part of a top-level U.S. delegation initiating talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Feb 18, 2025 · Just weeks removed from playing a critical role in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, now appears to have a major role in the...

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has made another move to fill out his administration with his choice to appoint Steve Witkoff as the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East. Witkoff is far from an...

Feb 28, 2025 · It was 1986: Greed was good and the hours were punishing. Still, even round-the-clock dealmakers had to eat. That is how Donald Trump happened upon Steve Witkoff at a deli counter in midtown ...

Feb 18, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff with Jennifer Hansler of CNN and Matthew Lee of the Associated Press. ... to point our teams’ respectively to work very quickly to reestablish the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and in Moscow.

Nov 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named as his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, a realtor and golf buddy who was present at a recent foiled assassination of Trump.

Jan 14, 2025 · US president-elect Donald Trump's nominated Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is already playing a key role in negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, even though his job does not officially begin until next week.

Nov 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named Steven Witkoff, a personal friend from the New York real estate world and a longtime megadonor, as his incoming administration's Middle East envoy.

2 days ago · Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters at the White House that the Trump administration is “now in discussions to coordinate a meeting with the Ukrainians in Riyadh or even potentially ...

Feb 20, 2025 · President Trump is leaning on Steve Witkoff, a longtime friend and real estate investor, to facilitate key aspects of his foreign policy, including high-profile ceasefire talks in Gaza and...

Feb 12, 2025 · Witkoff is a billionaire real estate developer and investor, and also a four-decades-long friend of Trump’s, according to Al Jazeera. The two enjoy golfing together, and Witkoff was...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Saturday that he spoke in the evening with Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, and that the two agreed to begin negotiating the second stage of the hostage deal in Washington next week.

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Steven Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East, marking another key position for his incoming administration.

6 days ago · US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on, at the White House, in Washington, US, February 3, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)

Feb 18, 2025 · When top-level U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, one of the American seats at the table was filled by Steve Witkoff. A New York real estate mogul and longtime friend of President Trump, Witkoff had little formal diplomatic experience before Trump named him a special envoy to the Middle East ...

1 day ago · NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons reports on U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s growing stature in the Trump administration as the U.S. engages in diplomatic talks around ...

3 days ago · Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, told reporters on Thursday that the United States and Israel could take joint military action against Hamas if negotiations with the terrorist group fail. ... Washington offered Hamas a 60-day truce extension in exchange for the release of 10 living hostages, Sky News Arabia reported on ...

Dec 11, 2024 · Steven Witkoff from the University of Miami Business School will serve as Washington's Special Envoy to the Middle East, US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. "I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Steven C. Witkoff to...