Jeffrey D. Feltman (born c. 1959) is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. As head of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs Feltman oversees the UN‘s diplomatic efforts to prevent and mitigate conflict around the globe. (..)

Before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon, Feltman volunteered to serve at the Coalition Provisional Authority office in Irbil, Iraq, from January to April 2004. Prior to his work in Iraq, he was at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, where he served first as Deputy (August 2001-November 2002) and then as Acting Principal Officer (November 2002 to December 2003). (..)

In a speech following the Israeli operation in Lebanon in 2006, the Secretary-General of Hizbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, dubbed Fouad Siniora‘s government in Lebanon as the „Feltman Government“. Nasrallah‘s label stressed what Hizbullah sees as Feltman‘s deep influence on the Lebanese government‘s decisions. The title of „Feltman Government“ has since been widely used among several opposition parties in Lebanon whenever referring to Siniora‘s government.