United States Middle East envoy George C. Mitchell will return to the Middle East in two weeks and has scheduled a February 26 meeting with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, according to PA officials. State Department spokesman Robert Wood confirmed that Mitchell will visit before the end of the month.
The new envoy met with President Barack Obama and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday to map out plans for his next trip and to discuss his proposal to set up an office in Jerusalem.