AP – Ecuador expels US ambassador in WikiLeaks flap
Date: Apr 5, 2011
Ecuador has expelled the United States’ ambassador in Quito. This article notes that today’s expulsion marks the third time a U.S. diplomat has been expelled from Ecuador since President Rafael Correa took office in 2007:
Ecuador said Tuesday it is expelling the U.S. ambassador over a diplomatic cable divulged by WikiLeaks that accuses a newly retired police chief of a long history of corruption and speculates that President Rafael Correa was aware of it.
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