Pompeo adviser resigning: report

A senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned from his position as the State Department faces lowering morale amid the Ukraine scandal, according to a new report.

Michael McKinley, a career diplomat who has held posts including ambassador to Afghanistan, Colombia and Peru, has stepped down, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

Pompeo was reportedly expected to announce the departure in a statement on Friday.

View the complete October 10 article by Rachel Frazin on The Hill website here.