Andrew Miller, a top State Department official, becomes the most senior U.S. official to resign whose portfolio focused on Israeli-Palestinian issues.
By John Hudson, The Washington PostAndrew Miller served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Israeli-Palestinian affairs since December 2022.
Miller’s resignation, which has not been previously reported, comes amid growing frustration inside and outside government over the war’s steep civilian death toll and concerns among some that influence over policy matters has been dominated by a narrow coterie of President Biden’s closest advisers. Miller is the most senior U.S. official to resign to date whose portfolio focuses on Israeli-Palestinian issues.
Those familiar with Miller’s decision to leave spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid about a personnel matter. Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, rejected that characterization of the bureau, noting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has brought its leader, Barbara Leaf, on all eight of his trips to the Middle East since Oct. 7 and has relied on her extensively as she carries messages from him and the president to leaders throughout the region.
Though Gaza policy has been deeply divisive in the U.S. government, it has prompted only a handful of resignations at the State Department, Pentagon and other federal agencies. Officials at State have recently been subjected to email campaigns encouraging protest resignations related to the conflict.
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