US Ambassador To Panama Resigns Over Trumps Racist Comments, First In US Diplomatic Corp To Do So
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.
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"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," Mr Feeley said.
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.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-ambassador-panama-resigns-donald-trump-john-feeley-not-work-president-a8156116.html