The department did not reveal the identity of the foreign service diplomat.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the Department of State in Washington on July 16, 2025. Umit Bektas/Reuters
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The U.S. Department of State on Oct. 8 said it has fired a diplomat over his relationship with a woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
State Department Spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the diplomat was dismissed after President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reviewed the case and determined that he had “admitted concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national with known ties to the [CCP].”
Victoria Friedman is a UK-based reporter covering a wide range of national stories.
