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According to a report from Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, the move to cancel the trip came after Luxembourg s foreign minister and other top European Union officials said they would not meet with Pompeo and were “embarrassed” after the attacks on the Capitol last Wednesday.
The State Department statement says that the transition with Biden’s team has been going well and will be finished before Biden’s inauguration next Wednesday.
“Both the Department and the President-elect’s team have been fully engaged for several weeks toward this end, and we are pleased with the level of cooperation and professionalism that has been displayed,” according to the announcement.