Trump Team to Consider Obama Extension Requests for Political Appointees

Outgoing President Barack Obama's administration requests for extensions for political appointees and ambassadors are now to be considered by the team of President-elect Donald Trump, US Department of State spokesman John Kirby told reporters in a briefing.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Kirby stated that the incoming administration "will have to take a look and see how they want to staff these posts."

"This year, career Foreign Service Officers were not asked to submit their letters of resignation with the outgoing administration, political appointees, purely political appointees, were."

Kirby noted that in the past two presidential transitions, extensions have been given to only a handful of people.

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