Ex-Treasury secretary Lew top candidate for US envoy to Israel

Biden may name Jack Lew as ambassador to Israel, Axios reports

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is frontrunner for the post of U.S. ambassador to Israel, Axios reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Lew, 67, who also served

Ex-Treasury secretary top candidate for US envoy to Israel

Former US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is the leading candidate to be the new US ambassador to Israel and could be nominated in the coming weeks, the Axios

Meet Jack Lew, Biden’s front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel

If nominated, Jack Lew, the 67-year-old Orthodox Jewish New Yorker who served as treasury secretary under Obama, will likely face fierce questioning in the Senate confirmation hearing about his role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Biden Mulls Appointment of Jack Lew as Next Ambassador to Israel

Lew—an observant Jew who served under presidents Clinton and Obama—is the only candidate undergoing a background check.

Former treasury secretary Jack Lew frontrunner for next US ambassador

An Orthodox Jew, ex-Obama chief of staff has extensive ties to Israel, has been critical of Netanyahu

US ex-Treasury secretary Jack Lew top choice for Israel envoy

Reports say Lew – who also served as Barack Obama’s budget director and as White House chief of staff – could be nominated by President Joe Biden in the coming weeks.