Official says US State Department's third-ranking diplomat resigning
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The State Department's third-highest-ranking diplomat, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, is resigning, a senior US official said Friday.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to appear at a ceremony with Burns Friday morning to announce his departure, as well as a possible replacement, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement had not been made.
Burns, a career diplomat, has led the Bush administration's diplomatic efforts to impose new UN sanctions on Iran and has tried to negotiate a controversial nuclear deal with India.
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