US ambassador to UN resigns

Source: CCTV.com | 12-05-2006 13:30

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, has resigned. Analysts say Bolton was unable to satisfy Senate opponents, who were concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy. And his post became even more tenuous after Democrats took control of Congress in November elections.

Bolton had a history of angering diplomats and colleagues in his previous State Department job. And he could not gain sufficient support from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to stay on. He is to leave the U.N. post when the current session of the U.S. Congress ends, possibly at the end of the week. Bush appointed Bolton in August 2005 to reform the world body. But Bolton is leaving at a time when U.S. foreign policy is fraught with global challenges.

Editor:Ji Xuewen