Envoys appointed by Obama asked to quit
By Agencies in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2017-01-07 06:59
Diplomats say order has thrown their personal lives into tailspin
US president-elect Donald Trump's transition team has issued a blanket mandate requiring politically appointed ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by Inauguration Day, the US ambassador to New Zealand said on Friday.
"I will be departing on Jan 20," Ambassador Mark Gilbert said in a Twitter message to Reuters.
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