World Bank Prez Banga, Rubio appointed to Gaza ‘peace board’
Indian-American President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the leaders named to the "Board of Peace" for Gaza redevelopment under US President Donald Trump's comprehensive plan to end the conflict.
The White House on Friday released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace, which it said comprises leaders with "experience across diplomacy, development, infrastructure and economic strategy".
Besides Banga and Rubio, the Executive Board includes US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, private equity firm Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan and US Deputy National Security Advisor Robert Gabriel.
"Each member will oversee a defined portfolio critical to Gaza's stabilisation and long-term success, including, but not limited to, governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding and capital mobilisation," the White House said. It said more members would be announced in the coming weeks.
