Washington (HRNW) A group of US officials from the White House, State Department and Pentagon are heading to the Middle East this week to meet with allies in several Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, sources familiar with the trip said Wednesday.
The purpose of the trip is to hold talks to hash out differences over several matters in the region, including the Iran nuclear deal.
Brett McGurk and Derek Chollet will head Washington’s delegation of officials, one of the sources told Al Arabiya English.
McGurk is the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, and Chollet is a senior policy advisor to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He is the Counselor of the State Department.
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