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Kathleen Fitzgibbons, the new U.S. Ambassador to Niger, has arrived in the capital, Niamey, but will not formally present her credentials due to the "current political crisis," the U.S. State Department announced on Saturday. Fitzgibbons' arrival in Niger "does not reflect a change in our policy position but responds to the need for senior leadership of our mission at a challenging time," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. The United States has been pressing for a diplomatic resolution of the crisis that erupted on July 26 when Niger military officers seized power, deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and placed him under house arrest.