Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration has sent a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt to meet with officials there, a government official said Tuesday.
National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the United States asked Frank Wisner to go to Cairo.
"As someone with deep experience in the region, he is meeting with Egyptian officials and providing his assessment," Vietor said.
When asked Monday whether Wisner was a formal envoy, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley noted that "he's a private citizen" but "a retired diplomat". CNN
