The United States Embassy in Yemen is closing due to deteriorating security conditions since the resignation of the country’s president. A U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed an earlier statement by Yemeni employees at the embassy in Sana'a. The employees said the ambassador had informed staff the mission was closing and he would leave Yemen by Wednesday. Ambassador Matthew Tueller also informed them that Washington may ask the embassies of Turkey and Algeria in Sana'a to represent U.S. interests in the country while the mission remained closed. The U.S. Embassy had reduced its staff after Shi'ite Muslim rebels moved against President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi last month, forcing him and his government to resign. On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy announced on its website it had "suspended all consular services until further notice," because of the security situation in Sana'a. Some information for this report comes from AP and Reuters.
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