Satterfield to take up post as U.S. special envoy for Horn of Africa

FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield, prepares ahead of his address to the 11th Annual International Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

(Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will step down from his post and David Satterfield, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Turkey, will take up the role in coming days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

Reuters reported exclusively https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/exclusive-us-special-envoy-horn-africa-feltman-leave-post-2022-01-05 on Wednesday that Feltman, 62, would step down from his post this month after more than nine months in the job and would be replaced by Satterfield.