He took leave from the Brookings Institution to serve as the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli–Palestinian Negotiations from 2013 to 2014. He is currently a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
From his position at the Brookings Institution, he took a leave of absence to become the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli–Palestinian Negotiations between 2013 and 2014. Currently, he holds a prestigious fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations.