Kelly Craft: US cancels top envoy s visit to Taiwan bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The cancellation of all travel by the US State Department this week includes a planned visit to Taiwan by US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, said a State Department spokesperson on Tuesday.
Top U.S. officials abruptly canceled international travel this week out of concern foreign adversaries could exploit a historic political crisis and that President Donald Trump and his White House are under too much strain to contend with them, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the situation.
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US State Dept cancels UN envoy’s trip to Taiwan
The cancellation of all travel by the US State Department this week includes a planned visit to Taiwan by Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, a State Department spokesperson has said.