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Steve Witkoff

スティーブ・ウィトコフ　/　すてぃーぶ・うぃとこふ

American businessperson

March 15, 1957 (age 69)　・　The Bronx, New York, United States

New York
businessperson
lawyer
negotiator

My Take

What fascinates me about Steve Witkoff is the sheer improbability of his second act. Most diplomats spend decades climbing foreign-service ladders; Witkoff spent his learning how deals actually close, in New York real estate, where leverage and reading the other side are survival skills. Whether you cheer or wince at his Middle East envoy role, I find the experiment genuinely interesting: can transactional instincts honed in property negotiations translate to statecraft with figures like Putin? The Bronx-born lawyer turned investor turned envoy reminds me that history sometimes hands its hardest negotiations to outsiders, and I would not bet against his stamina at the table.

Overview

Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate investor and former attorney who is the founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States special envoy to the Middle East and special envoy for peace missions. He has also acted as a de facto envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Steve Witkoff
Name (Japanese): スティーブ・ウィトコフ
Reading: すてぃーぶ・うぃとこふ
Born: March 15, 1957 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rooster
Origin: The Bronx, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: businessperson / lawyer / negotiator / real estate agent

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Hofstra University

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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