US peace envoy Martin Indyk resigns
US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk has resigned three months after the collapse of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
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US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk has resigned, US officials said June 27.
Indyk will return to the Brookings Institution as vice president and director of foreign policy studies on July 1, the State Department announced. He will stay on as an adviser as needed to Secretary of State John Kerry and is willing to return to the envoy position if the peace process resumes, officials said.