SHARE The Bureau of Near East Affairs at the State Department announced three appointments on Thursday, with Hady Amr and Dan Benaim named as deputy assistant secretaries for Palestine and Israel, and the Gulf Region, respectively. The bureau announced the appointments in a tweet two days after Antony Blinken was confirmed as secretary of Ssate. Also announced was Asha Castleberry-Hernandez's appointment as senior adviser to the assistant secretary on Near Eastern Affairs. “Their regional and policy expertise will play an important role in advancing America’s mission in the Middle East," the State Department tweeted. The Bureau welcomes newly appointed Deputy Assistant Secretaries Hady Amr and Dan Benaim, as well as Senior Advisor Asha Castleberry-Hernandez to our team. Their regional and policy expertise will play an important role in advancing America’s mission in the Middle East. — U.S. State Dept - Near Eastern Affairs (@StateDept_NEA)