Vong Sokheng and Kristin Lynch
Phnom Penh Post
US Ambassador Carol Rodley speaks at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh, in July of 2010. Photo by: Sovan Philong
THE United States embassy in Phnom Penh confirmed yesterday that Ambassador Carol Rodley will be leaving her position at the end of the month.
Her departure ends a term in which she openly spoke against corruption and saw the release of hundreds of diplomatic cables as part of the WikiLeaks saga.
In an email to the Post yesterday, embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said that Rodley had “completed her mission in Cambodia”.
The embassy’s announcement comes nearly three years after Rodley began her term on October 24, 2008. McIntosh said that Rodley “will be making private farewell calls on a number of senior Cambodian officials prior to her departure”.
Yesterday morning, Rodley met with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.
During the closed-door meeting in Phnom Penh, Rodley praised the improved relations and deep understanding between the two countries, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Koy Kuong.
Rodley also reiterated American commitment to the region, he added.
Her departure ends a term in which she openly spoke against corruption and saw the release of hundreds of diplomatic cables as part of the WikiLeaks saga.
In an email to the Post yesterday, embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said that Rodley had “completed her mission in Cambodia”.
The embassy’s announcement comes nearly three years after Rodley began her term on October 24, 2008. McIntosh said that Rodley “will be making private farewell calls on a number of senior Cambodian officials prior to her departure”.
Yesterday morning, Rodley met with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.
During the closed-door meeting in Phnom Penh, Rodley praised the improved relations and deep understanding between the two countries, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Koy Kuong.
Rodley also reiterated American commitment to the region, he added.
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