Tuesday, 12 January 2021(YJC)_ The State Department announced that all departmental travel would be canceled.
The State Department announced Tuesday that all departmental travel, including that of Pompeo, would be canceled so officials can focus on carrying out transition work ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's assumption of office.
"We are expecting shortly a plan from the incoming administration identifying the career officials who will remain in positions of responsibility on an acting basis until the Senate confirmation process is complete for incoming officials," the State Department statement read, as reported by Reuters. "As a result, we are cancelling all planned travel this week, including the Secretary’s trip to Europe."
This development comes just a day after the office of Pompeo's spokesperson proclaimed the official would be meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès during his January 13-14 trip to Brussels.
"Secretary Pompeo will highlight the enduring importance of the Transatlantic partnership, champion NATO’s ongoing success in safeguarding the Transatlantic community and adapting to new security challenges, and reaffirm the strength of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Belgium," the announcement read.
Source: Sputnik
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