Date: Feb 21, 2018 Source: The Daily Star Satterfield to return to Beirut from Israel BEIRUT: Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield is set to return to Beirut from Israel, in the latest of his attempted mediation between the two sides over a border dispute. Satterfield will meet with Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., according to a statement from Bassil's office released Tuesday.