Overview
- A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to serve on the Board of Peace.
- The White House announced members including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair and Jared Kushner.
- Private-sector figures named include Marc Rowan, World Bank president Ajay Banga and Trump adviser Robert Gabriel, with Trump set to chair the board.
- Under Trump’s 20-point plan, the board would supervise a transitional technocratic authority in Gaza, a framework reported to have been accepted by Israel and Hamas in October.
- Former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov was named high representative for Gaza, while the White House did not specify roles for individual board members.