John MaverickMcCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former
foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
has arrived in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
for an overnight visit.
It is not known who he will be meeting during the official visit but a spokesperson at the US embassy in Tripoli confirmed that it was essentially a "fact-finding" and "status update" mission.
"He's been here before and we expect that a big part of his visit will be seeing progress made so far by Libya, in comparison to previous visits," the spokesperson said.
He added that the Senator was also expected to reconfirm America's commitment to continuing to support Libya through its transition.
Senator McCain has visited Libya several times before, most recently in April this year.