US envoy Massad Boulos has spent the past year shuttling between Libya's rival leaders to bridge their political divide. But some fear Washington's bids would bolster power among entrenched elites at the expense of a long-awaited democratic process.
Boulos, who oversees Arab and African affairs in the Trump administration, has met repeatedly with Libya's leaders, both inside and outside the country.
Last week, he held talks with Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, who heads the UN-recognised government in the capital Tripoli, as well as with military commander Khalifa Haftar, who backs a rival eastern-based administration.
Oil-rich Libya has struggled to recover from the chaos that followed the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi and has remained split between the rival authorities.
Boulos's main goal in his proposed plan -- the details of which remain unknown to the public -- was to "end division" in Libya, the envoy recently told Al Hadath TV.
