Who has been invited to be on Trump’s Gaza boards?
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From left: US special envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are among those named to be on the Board of Peace.
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is starting to flesh out his so-called “Board of Peace” and related entities for post-war Gaza, with multiple world leaders saying on Jan 17 they have been asked to join.
The White House said that under Mr Trump’s plan, there would be a main board, chaired by Mr Trump himself, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second “executive board” that appears designed to have a more advisory role.
An initial list of appointees was issued by the White House, which said more names would be added.
Here is the list of people involved so far in the various entities.
Confirmed by the White House
Board of Peace: The White House says the Board of Peace will take on issues such as “governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding and capital mobilisation”.
US President Donald Trump, chairman
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Mr Steve Witkoff, Mr Trump’s special negotiator
Mr Jared Kushner, Mr Trump’s son-in-law
Mr Tony Blair, former British prime minister
Mr Marc Rowan, billionaire US financier
Mr Ajay Banga, World Bank president
Mr Robert Gabriel, loyal Mr Trump aide on the National Security Council
National committee for the administration of Gaza: This body made up of technocrats will “oversee the restoration of core public services, the rebuilding of civil institutions and the stabilisation of daily life in Gaza”, the White House says.
Mr Ali Shaath, former Palestinian Authority deputy minister (head of committee)
Gaza executive board: This entity will “help support effective governance and the delivery of best-in-class services that advance peace, stability and prosperity for the people of Gaza”, according to the White House.
Mr Steve Witkoff
Mr Jared Kushner
Mr Tony Blair
Mr Marc Rowan
Mr Nickolay Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat
Mr Sigrid Kaag, UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi
General Hassan Rashad, director of Egypt’s intelligence agency
Mr Reem Al-Hashimy, Emirati minister
Mr Yakir Gabay, Israeli billionaire
Leaders who have said they were invited to join
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama
Argentine President Javier Milei
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Jordanian King Abdullah II
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena
Romanian President Nicusor Dan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Countries invited to join
The following list of invitations is based on people familiar with the matter and social media posts. Not all countries have confirmed receipt and the list is not exhaustive.
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Brazil
European Commission
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam AFP, BLOOMBERG
