Wendy Sherman: Out at State after Reports She Delayed China Sanctions

Wendy Sherman, the U.S. deputy secretary of state, will retire from the State Department at the end of June, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement this morning. The announcement came the day after a bombshell Reuters report that revealed Sherman had blocked certain sanctions measures targeting the Chinese Communist Party.

“On behalf of the Department, I thank Wendy for her service,” Blinken said, in a lengthy statement recapitulating her various State Department roles over three presidential administrations. “I wish her and her family all the best in their next chapter.” Blinken also credited her with building out the administration’s approach to the Indo-Pacific, adding that “she has overseen our efforts to strengthen the Department’s capabilities to manage our relationship with the People’s Republic of China, and built greater convergence with allies and partners.”

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Wendy Sherman, the U.S. deputy secretary of state, will retire from the State Department at the end of June, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement this morning. The announcement came the day after a bombshell Reuters report that revealed Sherman had blocked certain sanctions measures targeting the Chinese Communist Party.

“On behalf of the Department, I thank Wendy for her service,” Blinken said, in a lengthy statement recapitulating her various State Department roles over three presidential administrations. “I wish her and her family all the best in their next chapter.” Blinken also credited her with building out the administration’s approach to the Indo-Pacific, adding that “she has overseen our efforts to strengthen the Department’s capabilities to manage our relationship with the People’s Republic of China, and built greater convergence with allies and partners.”