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United States Office of Palestinian Affairs
Map
LocationJerusalem
Address18 Agron Road
Jerusalem 9419003
Coordinates31°44′52″N 35°13′29″E / 31.74778°N 35.22472°E / 31.74778; 35.22472
Websitepalestinianaffairs.state.gov

The United States Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA), formerly the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU), was an office located in the United States Embassy to the State of Israel in Jerusalem but reported directly and independently to the United States Department of State. It was charged with contacts with the Palestinian Authority and with issues related to the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.[1]

The final acting chief of the United States Office of Palestinian Affairs was Lourdes Lamela.[2]

History

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On March 4, 2019, the United States Consulate General in Jerusalem was closed down as part of President Donald Trump's policy of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Palestinian affairs were transferred to the responsibility of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem and placed under the newly created Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU).

Following the United States presidential elections of 2020, United States foreign policy towards the Palestinian Authority shifted once more. On June 9, 2022, as President Joe Biden was interested in removing relations with the Palestinian Authority from the schedule of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, he created the United States Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA) under the United States Department of State. The office itself was located within the same building as the Embassy in Jerusalem, but reported to the United States Department of State in Washington independently.[3]

The second Trump administration shut down the office on May 16, 2025, and moved the handling of Palestinian affairs to the United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.[4]

List of chiefs

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No. Portrait Chief Term start Term end
1 Mike Hankey March 4, 2019[5][6] August 1, 2020[7]
2 George Noll August 1, 2020[8] August 24, 2024
3 Hans Wechsel August 24, 2024[9] March 31, 2025
– Lourdes Lamela
Acting		 April 1, 2025[2] May 16, 2025

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "U.S. Relations With Palestinian Territories - United States Department of State". U.S. Department of State. January 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Lourdes Lamela - U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs". U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs.
  3. ↑ "US Palestinian mission renamed and now reports directly to Washington". The Guardian. Reuters. June 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 27, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ Gedeon, Joseph (May 19, 2025). "US closes Office of Palestinian Affairs, dedicated channel to Washington". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 28, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mike Hankey". U.S. Embassy in Israel. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Tarnoposky, Noga (March 3, 2019). "U.S. shuts a door to diplomacy with Palestinians". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Consul General Mike Hankey". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India.
  8. ↑ "Chief of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs George Noll". U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs. June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hans Wechsel". U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs.
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