ሱሳን ራይስ ወደ የተባበሩት መንግስታት ድርጅት ከመዛወርዋ በፊት ከፊልትማን ከ 2009 - 2012 የምስራቅ ጉዳዮች ረዳት ሚኒስትር እንዲሆን አርጋለች።
Jeffrey Feltman was formerly the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs from 2009 to 2012 prior to taking his post in the United Nations.