Bruce Heyman asked to leave, announces departure effective inauguration day
OTTAWA — Bruce Heyman is stepping down as the top representative of the United States government in Canada, forced out of his post alongside other political appointees as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
The U.S. ambassador will step down effective Jan. 20, the day Trump is officially sworn in as president, Heyman said in a statement Friday that makes it clear he is not giving up the job of his own volition.
“As requested, I have resigned as U.S. ambassador to Canada effective (Jan. 20),” Heyman said in a message posted on Twitter and Facebook.
“(Wife Vicki) and I will depart on or around that date.”