U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs retires

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs retires

The top career U.S. diplomat Tom Shannon announced Thursday he will step down, TIME reports.

The State Department’s third-ranking official, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, informed agency staffers that he will retire as soon as a successor for his Senate-confirmed post is chosen and ready to assume the job.

Shannon, who holds the rank of “career ambassador” — the highest in the foreign service — said he was retiring for personal and not political reasons.

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