Mike Pompeo says American ambassador to China to leave post
The US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday. Thanking Branstad for his service, Pompeo said in a tweet that he had "contributed to rebalancing U.S.-China relations so that it (sic) is results-oriented, reciprocal, and fair."
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- Published Date: 10:55 | 14 September 2020
- Modified Date: 11:43 | 14 September 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said early Monday that U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad would leave the post.
"I thank Ambassador Terry Branstad for his more than three years of service to the American people as U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China," Pompeo tweeted.
"Ambassador Branstad has contributed to rebalancing U.S.-China relations so that it is results-oriented, reciprocal, and fair," he added.
Pompeo did not give a reason for Branstad leaving his role.
Citing an unnamed source, the CNN news network reported that Branstad was likely to leave Beijing before the November U.S. presidential election.