An American source has told Reuters that United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House senior advisers Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt discussed Middle East peace prospects with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Monday during a 45-minute meeting at the Jordanian ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC.
The king also met on Monday with Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to discuss military and defense cooperation between the two countries. The king is to meet lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, including a coffee with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.