Brett McGurk

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Brett Holden McGurk (born April 20, 1973) is an American diplomat, attorney, and academic who served in senior national security positions under presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. He served as deputy assistant to President Biden and National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. He most recently led negotiations between the United States, Israel, Egypt, and Qatar to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. He was the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIL. He was appointed to this post by President Obama in October 2015 and was retained in that role by the Trump administration until 2018. McGurk had been slated to leave the post in mid-February 2019, but announced his resignation in December of the prior year following President Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria. McGurk also served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Iraq and Iran and from...

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