February 17, 2023
James Rubin (photo) has been named by the State Department as its special envoy and coordinator of its “Global Engagement Center,” which is aimed at countering disinformation. Rubin was once the State Department’s spokesman and retired to marry Anglo-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour. They were divorced in 2018 and he moved from London back to the US. Their son, Darius, is now 20 years old.
