In Bolivia, President Evo Morales says he’s asked the US ambassador to return to Washington. Speaking at the presidential palace, Morales said Ambassador Philip Goldberg has helped orchestrate efforts by oil-rich provinces to declare autonomy.

Bolivian President Evo Morales: “Without fear of the empire and before all of you and the people of Bolivia, I declare [Philip] Goldberg, the US ambassador, persona non grata.”

Morales has frequently accused the US of siding with his right-wing opponents. The State Department says it hasn’t received a formal request for Goldberg’s departure.