US peace envoy Martin Indyk resigns
US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk has resigned three months after the collapse of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk has resigned, US officials said June 27.
Indyk will return to the Brookings Institution as vice president and director of foreign policy studies on July 1, the State Department announced. He will stay on as an adviser as needed to Secretary of State John Kerry and is willing to return to the envoy position if the peace process resumes, officials said.
Indyk's deputy, Frank Lowenstein, will serve as acting special envoy in the meantime, Kerry announced in a statement. “Ambassador Indyk has invested decades of his extraordinary career to the mission of helping Israelis and Palestinians achieve a lasting peace … and I'm grateful for the wisdom and insight he's brought to our collective efforts," Kerry said.
The Associated Press first reported on June 27 that Indyk was resigning. He had been at the White House on June 25 for an event to honor outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres.
