Peace talks between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators are due to resume for the first time since 2010.
The US State Department announced that the talks will be held in Washington from Monday.
Spokesperson Jen Psaki said that Secretary of State John Kerry had called both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and agreed with the leaders that the discussions would "serve as an opportunity to develop a procedural work plan for how the parties can proceed with the negotiations in the coming months".
Kerry said in a statement: "Both leaders have demonstrated a willingness to make difficult decisions that have been instrumental in getting to this point. We are grateful for their leadership."