Ambassador Wells an exemplary diplomat, says Pompeo

Ambassador Alice Wells, Trump administration's point person for South and Central Asia for the last three years, who is scheduled to retire from the US foreign service this month, is an exemplary diplomat, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.

"I want to give a shout out to one of my colleagues, Alice Wells, as she prepares to depart the State Department. She has done remarkable work," Pompeo told reporters at a news conference here.

Wells, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia for over three years now, is scheduled to retire later this month.

"I have worked closely with her. She is an exemplary diplomat who, for more than three decades now, has served the American people. I want to wish her all the best in her future endeavours," Pompeo said.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Thomas L Vajda will head the South and Central Asia (SCA) Bureau of the State Department temporarily.

Earlier this week, Vajda was nominated by ...