Blair close to clinching Middle East envoy post
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Major Western powers agreed on Wednesday on the mandate for a new Middle East envoy and are expected to name Tony Blair to the position after he steps down as British prime minister.
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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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Tony Blair begins his first visit to  the region as Middle East envoy on Monday, hoping he can help  turn around 60 years of peacemaking failures since Britain  ended its mandate over Palestine.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would very much welcome Britain&#39;s Tony Blair as a new Middle East envoy, a spokeswoman said on Friday amid growing speculation he could be up for the job.
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Analysis: If the outgoing British Prime Minister takes on the role of Middle East peace envoy, he may find the situation on the ground even more daunting than he expects
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Tony Blair speaks of a "sense of possibility" as he continues his first Mid-East visit as the Quartet's special envoy.
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Tony Blair stands down as prime minister after a decade in office Wednesday, making way for Britain&#39;s new leader Gordon Brown, amid rampant speculation that Blair will be made an international envoy to the Middle East.
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Major Western powers met on Tuesday to define the role outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could play as their Middle East envoy in a bid to revive peace prospects after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday kicked off his first visit to the Middle East as the international community's new envoy to the region, hoping to add new momentum to fledgling peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.
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The Bush administration expects Western powers to agree 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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Prime Minister, Tony Blair is flying to Washington this week for talks with President George W Bush. The Middle East peace process is likely to be high on the agenda following Mr Bush&#39;s victory in the US presidential election.
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Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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Tony Blair is seeking a broader role as Middle East envoy that would give him more direct involvement in peacemaking, expanding the limited mandate world powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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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 has spoken to President Bush about a role as a Middle East envoy, a White House official says.
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Tony Blair is expected to step down as a Labour MP if he gets the role of a Mid-East envoy, the BBC learns.
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The Bush administration expects  Western powers to agree to name Tony Blair as their Middle East  envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on  Wednesday, diplomats said.