George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman

George Nader was a back-channel negotiator with Syria during the Clinton administration, reinvented himself as an adviser to the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates, and last year was a frequent visitor to President Trump’s White House.

George Nader was born in Lebanon and came to the US in his teens. He has worked as a fixer for the US and foreign governments, quietly brokering deals across the Middle East for decades.

George Nader was brought in, at least in part, because he spoke Arabic and had a relationship with Walid Muallem, at the time the Syrian ambassador to the US who went on to become Syria's foreign minister.

George Nader worked alongside Ronald Lauder, a cosmetics heir who has been heavily involved in Jewish philanthropic causes, on the off-the-books effort.

George Nader wrote about the trip for the Washington Post, as well as his own journal.
George Nader “effectively vanished from the capital’s policy scene, and his magazine ceased publication in 2002.”

George Nader's name has surfaced in recent weeks as a key witness in US special prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe into alleged foreign influence on the Donald Trump administration.

George Nader, 58, is reportedly a close adviser to the UAE's MBZ. One source with knowledge of their relationship told The Atlantic that Nader was the crown prince's "messenger".

George Nader, 58, purportedly has been an adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.
George Nader, a 58-year-old Lebanese-American, has kept a low profile even among Middle East experts in the US.

George Nader, a Lebanese American who has acted as a mediator and back-channel diplomat in Middle Eastern affairs for decades, has reportedly agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia in exchange for immunity.

George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on the fringes of international diplomacy for three decades.

George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman.