Wendy Sherman named acting deputy secretary of U.S. State Department

Reuters

Published Nov 03, 2014 01:16PM ET

Wendy Sherman named acting deputy secretary of U.S. State Department

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday named Wendy Sherman as acting deputy secretary following the retirement of William Burns last month, a spokesperson said.

Sherman is the U.S. point person in the Iran nuclear talks. Despite Burns' departure, he will remain involved in the negotiations between Tehran and six world powers involving the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Russia and China.