US ambassador to Egypt has not resigned, is in Washington for routine consultations

Robert Beecroft has not resigned from his post as the US ambassador to Egypt and is in Washington for “routine consultations” with the Trump administration, the US embassy’s spokesman told Ahram Online. According to the spokesman, whether or not Beecroft stays on as the ambassador in Cairo remains at the discretion of the new administration; he is expected to return to Egypt sometime this month.

In other news related to the US, Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar discussed on Monday ways to enhance security cooperation with America during a meeting Middle East Institute President Wendy Chamberlain and a delegation of former US ambassadors, AMAY reported.