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Dennis Ross, Iran envoy

He wasn’t unveiled at the Obama/Biden/Hillary Clinton envoy roll-out event at Foggy Bottom last week, but State Department sources tell The Cable that former Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross has indeed been tapped as the U.S. envoy to Iran, with the possible title "ambassador at large."  Ross, who did not respond to a query, ...

He wasn't unveiled at the Obama/Biden/Hillary Clinton envoy roll-out event at Foggy Bottom last week, but State Department sources tell The Cable that former Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross has indeed been tapped as the U.S. envoy to Iran, with the possible title "ambassador at large." 

He wasn’t unveiled at the Obama/Biden/Hillary Clinton envoy roll-out event at Foggy Bottom last week, but State Department sources tell The Cable that former Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross has indeed been tapped as the U.S. envoy to Iran, with the possible title "ambassador at large." 

Ross, who did not respond to a query, laid out his recommendations for "how to stop Iran from getting nukes," in this November 2008 Newsweek piece.

UPDATE: A former State Department official heard but can’t confirm that Ross may get the title of "counselor" at State, "and then could do anything the Secretary wanted him to do." 

Laura Rozen writes The Cable daily at ForeignPolicy.com.

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