American ambassador to China abandoned Trump's weather decision

Washington, June 6: American acting ambassador to Beijing on the White House decision to abolish the Paris treaty on climate change. David Rank was named deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in China, and served as acting ambassador following Donald Trump's arrival to the White House in January 2017, Efe news said.

A State Department official told CNN that Rank's resignation was a "personal decision", but several US media quoted sources late Monday that pointed to the US exit from the Paris Climate Agreement as the real cause. Rank, did not have much of his job left, as the new ambassador, former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, will take office later in June after he secured the Congress approval.