Jared Kushner in Iraq With Joint Chiefs Chairman: U.S. Official

Jared Kushner departs the White House with President Donald Trump on March 15. (Courtesy: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

(Peter Alexander & Alex Johnson, NBC News) – Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, is in Iraq, a senior U.S. official told NBC News on Sunday.

The source said Kushner is traveling with Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The visit wasn’t announced in advance, and no information on the purpose of the trip was immediately available.

But Trump has entrusted Kushner, 36 — who is married to his daughter Ivanka — with, among other duties, the role of peace envoy to the Middle East.

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