Steve Witkoff
Steve Witkoff | |
|---|---|
Witkoff in 2025 | |
| United States Special Envoy to the Middle East | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Morgan Ortagus |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| United States Special Envoy for Peace Missions | |
| Assumed office July 3, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven Charles Witkoff March 15, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Lauren Rappoport
(m. 1987, separated) |
| Children | 3, including Alex and Zach |
| Education | Union College (attended) Hofstra University (BA, JD) |
Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate developer, investor, and founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States special envoy to the Middle East and special envoy for peace missions. He has also acted as a de facto envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, Witkoff earned a BA in political science and a JD from Hofstra University. After starting his career as a real estate attorney, he shifted to property development in New York and Miami. Witkoff acquired buildings in Manhattan, including the Daily News Building and the Woolworth Building. As of May 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2 billion.
During the first Trump administration, Witkoff was a member of the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, created to combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.