(FILES) US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. He has no foreign policy experience but sports a reputation as a talented negotiator unafraid to speak his mind. And Donald Trump's special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has already made his mark. A close friend to the US president, 67-year-old real estate magnate Witkoff is credited with playing a key role in negotiating the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas armed group. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)