A QUARTET OF ONE:

Blair may become Middle East envoy, reports claim (Matthew Tempest, June 20, 2007, Guardian Unlimited)

Downing Street tonight refused to comment on mounting speculation that Tony Blair would be offered the job of envoy to the Middle East after stepping down from power next week.

Al-Jazeera was tonight quoting sources claiming that top-level US officials had been in talks with Mr Blair about representing the so-called Quartet - the US, EU, Russia and UN - in the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Good preparation for becoming Secretary of State.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 20, 2007 12:56 PM