The officials who are in the room when decisions are being made.
Photo illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios. Photos: Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Bloomberg, IM WATSON/AFP, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.— one of the thorniest challenges of his presidency so far — receiving briefings at least once per day and speaking withBiden is leaning on a tight circle of trusted aides and officials. Here's a look at who's in the room when major decisions are being made.in Israel on Friday on his second trip to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
Sullivan is nearly always in the room with Biden when major foreign policy decisions are being made, including during the Israel-Hamas war. For most of Biden's presidency, Sullivan had advocated for de-prioritizing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and limiting anyFiner oversees inter-agency coordination on foreign policy in his role as Sullivan's deputy. He's also one of the few senior administration officials with first-hand experience of conflict in Gaza — both as a top aide to former Secretary of State John Kerry and as a reporter for the Washington Post.
McGurk is the White House point person for the Middle East. He has been deeply involved in the talks between the White House and the Israeli government, and in engaging with Egypt and Qatar over the situation in Gaza — in particular the hostage issue.Harris has joined Biden for multiple calls with Netanyahu, and has been in many of the key meetings and briefings on the crisis.
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