Top Diplomat in Trump Admin Leaving State Dept

President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department at the end of the month.

Jonathan Pratt, the Bureau of African Affairs deputy assistant secretary, will take his position. Fitrell, a foreign service diplomat, formerly served as the US ambassador to Guinea.

He has held various positions at the State Department throughout Africa, including director of the Offices of Western and Southern African Affairs.

He also served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the US embassies in Ethiopia and Mauritius.

“After a long and distinguished career, the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Senior Bureau Official Ambassador Troy Fitrell is retiring as planned,” a State Department spokesperson said.