Today, President Biden appointed Lise Grande as the new Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues. Liss’s decades of humanitarian experience will build on the foundation built by Ambassador David Satterfield and his team to address the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
President Biden created the position to lead U.S. regional diplomacy to increase humanitarian assistance in Gaza in the immediate aftermath of the devastating October 7 terrorist attacks. For the past seven months, David Satterfield – one of our most senior and experienced diplomats – has been leading this effort. His tireless contributions have been essential to the expansion of humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza. I would like to thank David for his service as Special Envoy. I will continue to benefit from David’s experience, knowledge, and advice on these issues as he continues to serve the State Department as a senior advisor.
We look forward to Lise’s leadership in this important work. Lise most recently served as President and CEO of the US Institute of Peace. He has nearly three decades of overseas experience leading, managing and coordinating large-scale, complex operations for the United Nations on some of the most difficult crises. He has an extensive background working in Africa and the Middle East, including serving as head of United Nations humanitarian and development operations in Yemen, where he coordinated one of the largest United Nations operations globally. Did. Serving as Deputy Head of the United Nations Political Mission in Iraq during the campaign against ISIS, Lise was also responsible for the United Nations’ humanitarian, stabilization and development work, where she led the liberation of more than twenty cities from ISIS. Led the United Nations efforts to stabilize. Control.
There is a need to scale up and sustain the provision of life-saving humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Liz’s unique experience overseeing similar efforts in complex and dangerous situations will allow her to continue this effort around the clock. The United States will continue to pursue all possible avenues to ensure that assistance reaches the most vulnerable populations in need and that humanitarian workers working in the field are protected. As Special Envoy, Lise will work closely with USAID, other allies of our government, regional partners, and the Government of Israel to ensure this.
I would like to thank Lise for this important role.
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