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 transitioned into serving as the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli–Palestinian Negotiations between 2013 and 2014. Currently, he holds a distinguished fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations.