US Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman is stepping down on December 14 after leading the American diplomatic campaign in the region for two years, a private TV channel reported.
He assumed this role in February 2011 replacing Richard Holbrooke who had died of a heart attack in a meeting with Hillary Clinton.
Grossman served as US Ambassador to Turkey, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs and Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
In 2011, he was the assistant chief of Mission at the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. He also served as an ambassador to Algeria.
Marc Grossman to step down
