Oic appoints special envoy on kashmir

US Special envoy post may be reintroduced in Northern Ireland BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The appointment of a new US special envoy to Northern Ireland is not imminent, the Taoiseach has said. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/us-special-envoy-post-may-be-reintroduced-in-northern-ireland-37915058.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37915057.ece/1c753/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-03-15_new_48768215_I1.JPG Email The appointment of a new US special envoy to Northern Ireland is not imminent, the Taoiseach has said. Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar said he and President Donald Trump had a "good chat" about the benefits of a special representative. "Both of us thought it was a good idea so we talked about how that might work," Mr Varadkar said. "I don't think it's something that's imminent, but the president was very interested to know how it would work and what the benefits might be." Speaking in the Oval Office about a special envoy, Mr Trump … [Read more...] about US Special envoy post may be reintroduced in Northern Ireland

State papers: Ex-US President Carter mooted as potential special envoy to NI BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Former US President Jimmy Carter was suggested for a Northern Ireland peace process role in the early 1990s. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/state-papers-exus-president-carter-mooted-as-potential-special-envoy-to-ni-37661488.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37661487.ece/f6f31/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-12-28_new_46811205_I1.JPG Email Former US President Jimmy Carter was suggested for a Northern Ireland peace process role in the early 1990s. Speculation was mounting in January 1993 that President-elect Bill Clinton would appoint a special envoy. British Foreign Office official Jonathan Powell mentioned Mr Carter in a note disclosed in an archived British government file released by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Mr Powell described how former congressman Bruce Morrison, then head of the Irish Americans for Clinton … [Read more...] about State papers: Ex-US President Carter mooted as potential special envoy to NI

LIVE RHI updates: DUP 'did not observe code for appointing special advisers,' says inquiry chair BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The DUP leader Arlene Foster returns to the RHI inquiry on Tuesday morning. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/rhi-scandal/live-rhi-updates-dup-did-not-observe-code-for-appointing-special-advisers-says-inquiry-chair-37352067.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article37352220.ece/c90a8/AUTOCROP/h342/ARlene_at_RHI_2.jpg Email The DUP leader Arlene Foster returns to the RHI inquiry on Tuesday morning. The MLA begins her evidence session at 9.45am and will be in front of the panel for the day. On Monday evening her witness statement was published by the inquiry. Mrs Foster has contested claims by former party colleague and the former Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell, that she asked him to keep the scheme open. Mrs Foster has denied claims there was a party narrative from the DUP to discredit Mr Bell over the RHI scheme. The scandal surrounding … [Read more...] about LIVE RHI updates: DUP ‘did not observe code for appointing special advisers,’ says inquiry chair

Margot Wallström presenting Sweden's official foreign policy vision for 2017 to the Riksdag. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT Sweden is to appoint a special envoy to the Israel-Palestine peace process, Foreign Minister Margot Wallström announced during the presentation of her foreign policy vision in parliament. Wallström presented the ruling centre-left Social Democrat-Green coalition government's foreign policy declaration for the year in the Riksdag on Wednesday morning, continuing an annual tradition. One of the key points is that the government will appoint a diplomat to work full-time on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The special envoy is to establish contacts and represent Sweden in international talks about the conflict. "This year marks 50 years of the occupation of Palestine. Sweden continues to work for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and will appoint a special envoy,” Wallström told the Riksdag. "When I visited Palestine … [Read more...] about Sweden to name special envoy to Israel-Palestine peace process

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has named veteran diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad as a special adviser on seeking reconciliation in war-battered Afghanistan. Pompeo made the announcement on Tuesday as Khalilzad joined him on a trip to Pakistan and India. Pompeo was speaking to reporters aboard his plane. An Afghan native, Khalilzad was tapped by President George W. Bush to be his ambassador to Afghanistan after the overthrow of the Taliban following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He then served as ambassador to Iraq and the United Nations. Khalilzad is the fourth such special envoy named in the past month, following Brian Hook, who will handle Iran, James Jeffrey, who will run Syria policy, and Stephen Biegun as special representative for North Korea. … [Read more...] about US appoints veteran envoy for Afghan peace effort