U.S. expects Blair to be named Middle East envoy
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The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Middle East envoy Tony  Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking  efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the  capabilities of Palestinian security forces.
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The Bush administration is laying the groundwork for an announcement of Tony Blair as special Middle East envoy for Palestinian governance and economic issues after he steps down as Britain's prime minister, following two months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, according to U.S. officials.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair,  who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is  one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with  President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Tony Blair said on Tuesday there was a new "moment of opportunity" in the Middle East but cautioned in his first visit as an international envoy against expecting any peace breakthrough soon.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.
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Tony Blair has spoken to President Bush about a role as a Middle East envoy, a White House official says.
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Major Western powers agreed on Wednesday on the mandate for a new Middle East envoy and were expected to name Tony Blair to the position after he stepped down as British prime minister.
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President George W. Bush will meet Tony Blair in New York on Monday, their first direct talks since the former British prime minister became international Middle East envoy, the White House said.
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The four major international players in the Middle East peace process will this week confirm outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair as their envoy, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair spent his last full day in office Tuesday facing growing speculation that he will be named as an envoy to the Middle East.
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Western powers have agreed to name  outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East  envoy, as a bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist  Hamas&#39;s takeover of Gaza, an official in Washington said on  Tuesday.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that a two-state solution is the &quot;absolute priority&quot; to bring peace to the Middle East amid speculation he is to become an envoy to the region.
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President Bush has spoken to UK PM Tony Blair about him becoming a Mid East envoy, a White House official says.
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Western powers have agreed to name outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy, as a bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of Gaza, an official in Washington said on Tuesday.
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The United States will keep leading Middle East peace efforts with Tony Blair playing a complementary role as envoy to the Quartet of mediators, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.