emissary

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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s former fellow real-estate tycoon, now his chief emissary to crises around the world, suggested as much in an interview on Fox News over the weekend.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

The emissary is reported to be a close ally and friend of Rodríguez, who has been described as "extremely co-operative" by the White House.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Trump had chosen Witkoff to be his emissary on the Middle East, so the request must have come as a surprise.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

His Middle East envoy, who he called “a killer” dealmaker, would become America’s emissary to the court of Putin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Silently, the emissary and the soldiers watched the paper lift higher and higher in the night sky, until it overlapped the moon and disappeared.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin