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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett resigns to become ambassador to Luxembourg ASSOCIATED PRESS Dec 23, 2021 Updated 43 min ago

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg on Thursday.

Barrett, a Democrat, resigned at 5 p.m. Wednesday after 17 years as mayor of Wisconsin's largest city, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

He was sworn in as Luxembourg ambassador at the federal courthouse in Milwaukee on Thursday morning.

The resignation automatically elevates Common Council President Cavalier Johnson to mayor. Johnson will serve out the remainder of Barrett's term, which ends in 2024, and plans to run for the position.

Barrett said at a news conference that being mayor was the hardest and most rewarding job he's had ever had.