McGurk’s resignation follows that of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who quit for similar reasons. Brett McGurk, the U. S. Special Envoy to the…
McGurk’s resignation follows that of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who quit for similar reasons.
Brett McGurk, the U. S. Special Envoy to the Coalition to Defeat ISIS, has resigned following Trump’s decision to pull U. S. troops out of Syria, NBC News is reporting. The decision comes just hours after Secretary of Defense James Mattis resigned for similar reasons.
According to State Department officials familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity, McGurk tendered his resignation Friday night. He had intended to leave his post in February of 2019, but he sped up his resignation following Trump’s decision to pull American troops out of Syria.
McGurk, 45, was appointed to his post in 2015, during the Obama administration. He remained at his position, coordinating anti-ISIS efforts between the dozens of countries who are all involved in the fight against the terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.
