A top U.S. diplomat to the Middle East is quitting after accepting a senior post with the United Nations. Reports said that Jeffrey Feltman, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, was stepping down at the end of May to become deputy to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Feltman helped guide U.S. policy through the tumult of the Arab Spring. His new role is expected to be U.N. undersecretary-general for political affairs. One of the top candidates to replace Feltman at the State Department is reportedly Elizabeth Jones, who currently deals with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Feltman is a former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon and served as a senior official at the U.S. consulate general in Jerusalem.
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