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Rubio, the first Hispanic secretary of state, returned late Thursday from his first trip to Latin America.
On the second trip, we will showcase Rubio’s role in the Middle East as a top US diplomat, despite Trump nominated his real estate world friend Steve Witkoff as the region’s envoy.
Witkov worked with former President Joe Biden’s resignation envoy to push a ceasefire contract last month between Israel and Qatar-born Hamas.
Rubio’s predecessor under Biden, Antony Blinken, visited the region 12 times to promote a ceasefire following the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Blinken also failed to lay the foundations to complete the potential historic deal that Saudi Arabia recognizes Israel.
Saudi Arabia has reiterated that before such a groundbreaking step, it is necessary to see progress towards an independent Palestinian state.
In his first term, Trump led contracts that normalized relations with Israel by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
