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TimesLIVE
2 days ago
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Top Africa official in US government to leave in July, says state department
The US state department's top official for Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire in mid-July, a department spokesperson said on Thursday, adding the Africa bureau's No 2, Jonathan Pratt, will step into the role. The change in leadership at the state department's Africa bureau will come as President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to shift its strategy in the region to focus on trade rather than assistance. "After a long and distinguished career, the department of state's Bureau of African Affairs senior bureau official ambassador Troy Fitrell is retiring in mid-July as planned," the department spokesperson said. "The Bureau of African Affairs principal deputy assistant secretary Jonathan Pratt will step into the senior bureau official role after ambassador Fitrell's departure." Troy Fitrell, previously US ambassador to Guinea, has been running the Bureau of African Affairs in the absence of an officially nominated assistant secretary of state under Trump. The senior bureau official position serves in an acting capacity when an assistant secretary, a Senate-confirmed position, is yet to be named.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pratt's BBQ's ‘Big John' in pieces after failed relocation
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — A well-known landmark in Kingsport was accidentally destroyed on Saturday morning while being relocated to its new permanent site. 'Big John,' the giant Native American statue that topped Pratt's BBQ on Stone Drive, is now in pieces. The statue had been standing in Kingsport since the 1970s. Music company opens in Erwin, contributes to new industry for Unicoi County According to Jonathan Pratt, the late owner of Pratt's son, the statue did not have enough support inside of it to withstand the move. Pratt's BBQ closed its doors on Father's Day in 2024. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
