Ned Price to resign as US State Department’s Spokesperson this month

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Ned Price, who began as spokesperson of US Department of State on Jan. 20, 2021, will step down this month, the Department announced on Tuesday.

The US Department of State said, in a press release, that Price throughout the more than 200 briefings he has since held, he “restored the Department’s daily press briefings, giving journalists the chance to regularly ask tough questions of our policy.”

The Department thanked Price for his “remarkable service.”

“His contributions will benefit the Department long after his service,” according to the release.

Reporting by Emma Jamal