Kathleen FitzGibbon, the new U.S. Ambassador to Niger, is heading to take up her new position in Niamey this week, the U.S. Department of State announced.
"It is a signal of the United States continued engagement in this situation. It is not a signal of any change in U.S. policy as it relates to the circumstances in Niger. We have been quite clear of what we want to see happen. We want to see President Bazoum and his family released.
"We want to see the constitutional order in Niger respected. That was the case this whole time, and that will be the case whenever Ambassador FitzGibbon gets to Niamey as well. And so I just want to be very clear about that, that this is not a change in policy or posture," said Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson for the U.S. State Department.
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