"WASHINGTON -- The United Nations General Assembly opens next month with a major summit on climate change – but at least one head of state will be absent from the global stage.

Three senior administration officials told McClatchy that President Donald Trump plans to skip the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23 hosted by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler will lead the U.S. delegation.

Wheeler will participate “in part of the summit to highlight America’s environmental progress,” an EPA spokesman confirmed. It remains unclear whether Kelly Craft, the president’s new U.N. ambassador who is navigating ethics obligations regarding her involvement in fossil fuel matters, will attend the conference."

Michael Wilner reports for McClatchy August 21, 2019. [2]