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| US ambassador to Panama resigns because he can 'no longer work for Trump' | US ambassador to Panama resigns because he can 'no longer work for Trump' |
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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”. | 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 wrote in his resignation letter: “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.” | “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. | 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. |
| Haiti, El Salvador and unspecified African nations were said to have been among those discussed at the briefing with congressional leaders. | |
| 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 (DACA) programme. | |
| According to a Spanish copy of the notice of Mr Feeley’s resignation, tweeted by Univision News, the Barack Obama appointee has been in public service for 35 years, in the US Marine Corps and State Department. | According to a Spanish copy of the notice of Mr Feeley’s resignation, tweeted by Univision News, the Barack Obama appointee has been in public service for 35 years, in the US Marine Corps and State Department. |
| The notice said he held an “unbreakable” belief in the need for close ties between American countries. | The notice said he held an “unbreakable” belief in the need for close ties between American countries. |
| Under-secretary of State Steve Goldstein said Mr Feeley’s departure was not a response to the President's reported comments. | |
| Mr Trump’s alleged comments led to outraged responses from Haiti and the African Union. The AU said it was “alarmed” by the nature of the President’s remarks while Haiti’s government criticised “these insulting and reprehensible statements”. | |
| El Salvador’s foreign minister said he had sent a formal letter of protest in response to the reports. | |
| On Twitter, Mr Trump twice denied having used the word “s***hole”. | |
| But Democratic senator Dick Durbin, who was present at the DACA meeting, claimed he had used it “repeatedly”. |