US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to visit Egypt, Israel, Qatar and other countries in the region, according to Bloomberg reports published on Wednesday.
“This is the final overseas trip for Mnuchin as a U.S. government official, according to people familiar with the matter,” the newspaper said.
The trip is set to take place during the first week of January. Mnuchin is also expected to visit Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
A Treasury Department spokesperson declined to comment, according to Bloomberg.
Mnuchin went to the region in October, his first trip abroad since the coronavirus pandemic began. He visited Israel, Bahrain and the UAE after those countries signed an agreement on boosting diplomatic ties known as the Abraham Accords.
It’s noteworthy that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will pay a visit to Israel next week.
“Kushner will take the first commercial flight from the Jewish State to Morocco on Tuesday, to mark the two countries’ U.S.-brokered deal to re-establish diplomatic relations,” sources told the newspaper.
Last week, the U.S. agreed to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara as part of the diplomatic deal struck.
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