Admin l Monday, October 18, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Department of State has announced Thomas West as Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation.
He was named following the decision of the Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to step down from his role.
While extending my gratitude to him for his decades of service to the American people, Secretary of State, Antony J Blinken said Thomas West, who previously served as the Deputy Special Representative, will be the Special Representative for Afghanistan.
“Special Representative West, who served on then-Vice President Biden’s national security team and on the National Security Council staff, will lead diplomatic efforts, advise the Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and coordinate closely with the U.S. Embassy Kabul presence in Doha on America’s interests in Afghanistan.
“I thank Ambassador Khalilzad for his service and welcome Special Representative West to the role”, he said.
