Trump withdraws State Department Middle East nominee, source says
Trump withdraws Joel Rayburn's nomination as assistant secretary of state after concerns over his role in US troop deployment discussions in Syria.
Joel Rayburn, then-US deputy assistant secretary for Levant Affairs and special envoy for Syria, attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2019.(photo credit: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE)ByREUTERSUpdated:
