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Steve Witkoff: “We go to the greatest backup in the world, which is the…”

Featuring: Steve Witkoff, Republican | U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East | National

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Stuart Miller & Steve Witkoff | Real Estate Impact Conference 2026

Published | Video Starts at 51:15

I think our philosophy, mine and Jared now, is that we have to set the framework for what the negotiation looks like. And then what we do is We go to the greatest backup in the world, which is the State Department of Marco Rubio. And he's an amazing partner. And he. He's the Secretary of State. We sort of see ourselves as emissaries of the State Department. (51:15–51:21)

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