The announcement of the resignation of the American ambassador to Germany

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “D Site” publication, “Amy Guttman”, the ambassador of the United States of America to Germany, announced that he will leave Germany this summer for personal reasons.

“Elizabeth Rosenstock Seiler, a spokesman for the US Embassy, ​​said Monday evening that the 74-year-old woman wanted to join her husband, who was forced to return to the United States due to professional commitments. Guttman has already announced his decision to return to the US this summer to his employees and colleagues in the federal government. It was Berlin. This political scientist with German-Jewish roots was the president of the famous University of Pennsylvania years ago. He had no experience as a diplomat.

Rosenstock-Siller went on to say that Gutmann was proud of the work he and his team had done to support German-American relations. slow He emphasized that before leaving, he wants to fulfill several commitments.

Before Guttman came to Berlin, due to the deadlock conditions that the opposition Republicans in The U.S. Senate had created the post of U.S. ambassador to Berlin vacant for more than 20 months. The post was vacant for nearly 16 months after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.

Richard Grenell, Gutman’s predecessor from May 2018 to early June In 2020, he held the position of ambassador to the United States of America. He was repeatedly criticized by the German Foreign Ministry and the Chancellor for his controversial statements. Among other things, Grenell had clearly asked the German government to increase its military spending. If Trump wins the US presidential election in November, Grenell is considered a candidate for the position of Secretary of State.

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