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Trump called for plan to remove all US diplomats from Turkey in frustration over detention of Americ
Source: ABC News
Trump called for plan to remove all US diplomats from Turkey in frustration over detention of American pastor
By TARA PALMERI Washington D.C. — Oct 14, 2018, 6:01 PM ET
Incensed by the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson, President Donald Trump called for a plan to be drawn up in late August for the complete withdrawal of U.S. diplomatic personnel from Turkey, senior administration and State Department officials tell ABC News.
The unprecedented plan to essentially shutter an American embassy and all diplomatic missions of a NATO ally would have occurred over a 60-day period, starting with the removal of chief diplomats and ending with the eventual drawdown of all diplomatic personnel, according to one senior U.S. official with knowledge of the plan. The plan to remove the diplomats over the two month period was designed to put incremental pressure on the Turkish government.
"For a while, we were in fear of an apocalyptic break in relations with Turkey," a senior State Department official said.
"It would be starting with the chargé [d'affaires] to send a message: 'no personnel left behind,'" the official said. The U.S. has not had an ambassador in Turkey since October of 2017, making the chargé d'affaires the most senior diplomat in the country.
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By TARA PALMERI Washington D.C. — Oct 14, 2018, 6:01 PM ET
Incensed by the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson, President Donald Trump called for a plan to be drawn up in late August for the complete withdrawal of U.S. diplomatic personnel from Turkey, senior administration and State Department officials tell ABC News.
The unprecedented plan to essentially shutter an American embassy and all diplomatic missions of a NATO ally would have occurred over a 60-day period, starting with the removal of chief diplomats and ending with the eventual drawdown of all diplomatic personnel, according to one senior U.S. official with knowledge of the plan. The plan to remove the diplomats over the two month period was designed to put incremental pressure on the Turkish government.
"For a while, we were in fear of an apocalyptic break in relations with Turkey," a senior State Department official said.
"It would be starting with the chargé [d'affaires] to send a message: 'no personnel left behind,'" the official said. The U.S. has not had an ambassador in Turkey since October of 2017, making the chargé d'affaires the most senior diplomat in the country.
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-called-plan-remove-us-diplomats-turkey-frustration/story?id=58490758
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