White House snub to Thatcher: Obama won't send envoy to funeral - and leaves it to her old allies from the Reagan era

April 16, 2013

President Obama made decision not to send a member of his administration before yesterday's bombings in Boston

Instead, Reagan's former Secretary of State George Shultz, a key ally of Baroness Thatcher, will attend

Leaders from all over the world will be in attendance at the large-scale commemoration on Wednesday

Friends and allies of Baroness Thatcher expressed 'surprise and disappointment' last night as it emerged President Obama is not planning to send any serving member of his administration to her funeral.

Whitehall sources have revealed that the US delegation at tomorrow's service in St Paul's Cathedral will be led by two Reagan era secretaries of state: James Baker and George Shultz.

Though President Obama himself had not been expected to attend, there had been speculation that he would be represented either by Vice President Joe Biden or wife Michelle. However, the Obama administration had said it would not be attending Thatcher's funeral before the Boston bombings


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