US President Donald Trump and Mark Savaya
Trump envoy to Iraq no longer in post, Reuters reports
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Reuters cited informed sources as saying that Mark Savaya, appointed by the President of the United States Donald Trump as special envoy to Iraq in October, is no longer serving in the role.
The development comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Baghdad, driven by increased pressure from the Trump administration to curb Iranian influence within Iraq’s political system.
Iraqi-American figure in US politics
Savaya, an Iraqi-American businessman, was among a small group of Arab American figures appointed by Trump to senior positions.
Trump focused heavily during the 2024 presidential campaign on winning Arab American voters in Detroit and across the United States, making Savaya’s appointment at the time a move with clear political and electoral significance.
