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The US ambassador to Panama has resigned from his post on principle, writing in a resignation letter to the State Department that he can no longer serve the Trump administration, according to Reuters. | The US ambassador to Panama has resigned from his post on principle, writing in a resignation letter to the State Department that he can no longer serve the Trump administration, according to Reuters. |
The US State Department confirmed the departure of John D Feeley, saying he decided to “retire for personal reasons, as of 9 March this year”. | |
Mr Feeley reportedly said: “As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the President and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies. | |
“My instructors made clear that if I believed I could not do that, I would be honour-bound to resign. That time has come.” | |
According to local media, his decision was taken before the Washington Post reported Donald Trump had referred to “s***hole countries” in a meeting about immigration. | |
The US President has denied he used that language but admitted speaking in a “tough” manner during an Oval Office meeting on immigration reform and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme. | |
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