Skopje, 22 December 2025 (MIA) - Ambassador Angela Aggeler is among those recalled as part of the recent decision by President Donald Trump affecting about 30 U.S. ambassadors.

“We are deeply grateful to Ambassador Aggeler for serving in North Macedonia these past three years, and are committed to ensuring a smooth and impactful transition that prioritizes the U.S. mission and our diplomatic relationship,” according to a statement by the U.S. Embassy to MIA.

The Embassy emphasizes that it will continue to operate normally throughout this process.

As MIA previously reported, the Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts.

The State Department declined to comment on specific numbers or ambassadors affected, but defended the changes, calling them “a standard process in any administration.” It noted that an ambassador is “a personal representative of the president and it is the president’s right to ensure that he has individuals in these countries who advance the America First agenda.”

Africa is the continent most affected by the removals, with ambassadors from 13 countries being removed: Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia and Uganda.

Second is Asia, with ambassadorial changes coming to six countries: Fiji, Laos, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Vietnam affected.

Four countries in Europe (Armenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovakia) are affected; as are two each in the Middle East (Algeria and Egypt); South and Central Asia (Nepal and Sri Lanka); and the Western Hemisphere (Guatemala and Suriname).

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