Tony Blair debuts as Middle East envoy
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Tony Blair once infamously told President Bush in a not-meant-to-be-heard moment that he was the perfect person to undertake a peace mission to the Middle East &#151; because he would not be expected to get results.
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Investor's Business Daily - Former British PM Tony Blair kicked off his first visit to the Middle East as the international community&#39;s new envoy to the region, hoping to add momentum to fledgling peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. During the 2-day visit, Blair planned to meet with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other top officials.
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President Bush has talked with British Prime Minister Tony Blair about taking a role as a Middle East peace envoy after he leaves office next week.
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The White House Thursday added duties to its job description for a new Middle East envoy, amid growing speculation Prime Minister Tony Blair could be up for the job.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Ankara on the first leg of a Middle East tour designed to advance the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and discuss Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
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UNITED NATIONS AP) &#151; The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia announced the appointment Wednesday of Tony Blair as their representative to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Tony Blair is pushing for a broader  mandate in the Middle East that would give him a more direct  role in peacemaking, expanding the limited envoy job that world  powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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Tony Blair, on his maiden voyage to the Middle East as special envoy for the peace Quartet, Monday tapped Jordan on efforts to revive the moribund peace process ahead of visits to Israel and the West Bank.
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Tony Blair said Tuesday he is ready to help bring about a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, amid claims he is to become an envoy to the region after stepping down as British prime minister.
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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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Tony Blair couldn't ask for a better starting point as the new Mideast peace envoy.
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former British prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
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Tony Blair began his first visit to the Middle East as international envoy on Monday, meeting Israeli leaders who promised to try to revive the long-stalled peace process with the Palestinians.
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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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Tony Blair arrives in Jerusalem for his first visit as international envoy on Monday, hoping to help end 60 years of peacemaking failure since Britain handed Palestine to Jews and Arabs who remain bitterly at odds.
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
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JERUSALEM -- Tony Blair, starting his first visit to the Middle East as an international envoy, met yesterday with Israeli officials and heard them blame dysfunctional Palestinian leadership for blocking progress toward peace.