Chief US negotiator in Iran nuclear talks leaving State Department: Report 

WASHINGTON (REUTERS, AFP) - The chief US negotiator in Iran nuclear talks, Wendy Sherman, will leave the State Department shortly after the June 30 deadline for the talks between Teheran and six major powers to reach agreement, the New York Times said on Wednesday. [caption id="attachment_76798" align="alignright" width="150"] Wendy Sherman[/caption] Ms Sherman, 65, made her intentions known before leaving for Vienna and Geneva for a last round of talks aimed at securing curbs on Iran's nuclear programme in return for lifting sanctions that have crippled the country's economy, the newspaper said. "It's been two long years," the Times quoted Ms Sherman as saying, referring to the protracted and intensely complex discussions with the Iranians that began with secret talks between the two long-time foes. Ms Sherman, who is under secretary of state for political affairs at the State Department and who has white, close-cropped hair, has stood out as one of the few women in a sea of men in dark suits at most of the negotiating sessions.