Since the inauguration in January, Mr. Trump’s aides have pushed to get rid of many of them, in part because they question whether people who worked for Mr. Obama can be loyal to Mr. Trump. They credit Mr. Shannon, 59, with overseeing that response. PhotoIn all these cases, Mr. Shannon said, he was simply doing his job as a Foreign Service officer. Arturo Valenzuela, who succeeded him as assistant secretary, noted that Mr. Shannon was a fan of Nascar. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyA few of Mr. McGurk’s former colleagues demurred from commenting for the same reason.

Source: New York Times April 01, 2017 16:52 UTC