(Washington, DC) - An area Hoosier will no longer be the nation’s ambassador to the Vatican.

Former Senator and current U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Joe Donnelly has announced he’s stepping down from the post in July.

Donnelly, of Granger, was appointed by President Biden to serve as the country’s ambassador to the Holy See in 2021.

He was previously a U.S. Congressman, then Senator, before losing a bid for reelection in 2018 to Mike Braun.