Press. Voanews.
Neither
President Donald Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence will be in attendance when
the U.S. opens its embassy in Jerusalem next week. The White House says Trump
is instead sending a high-level delegation to the ceremony marking the formal
recognition by the U.S. of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Trump ordered the
move last year, fulfilling a key campaign promise but drawing condemnation from
many U.S. allies, who say the move makes it more difficult to achieve peace
between Israelis and Palestinians.
The White House
says Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan is leading the delegation, joined
by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the president's daughter and son-in-law,
White House aides Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Trump had left the door open
to personally attending the embassy opening.
Associated Press
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