02.01.18

Sullivan Statement on Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon’s Retirement

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement regarding Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon’s announcement that he will be retiring later this year:

“Tom Shannon’s leadership over the past 35 years has been an invaluable contribution to the greater foreign policy discussion here in the Senate and across the globe,” said Senator Sullivan. “From engaging with Members of the Foreign Service Caucus, to his countless contributions throughout his career – serving as Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Ambassador to Brazil, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council – Tom has been a steadfast voice at the State Department. He epitomizes the professional staff of the Department that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle should be strongly supporting. He is not only a true public servant, but a good friend. I wish him well in his retirement.”

 

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is the co-founder of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus – a bipartisan forum for members to discuss the challenges facing those who serve in the U.S. Foreign Service around the world, and collaborate and develop policy recommendations on how they can best support them and the U.S. diplomatic mission abroad.

 

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