NYT > World News U.S. Envoy Talks Peace in Lebanon, but Stirs Anger With ‘Act Civilized’ Remark Par :Euan Ward 27 août 2025 à 03:14 At a delicate moment in Lebanese politics, the envoy, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., provoked outrage by warning journalists at a news conference there not to be “animalistic.” © Mohamed Azakir/ReutersThomas Barrack and another U.S. envoy, Morgan Ortagus, after meeting with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon on Tuesday.