Latest: Harvard scraps title for Chelsea Manning following CIA chief protest

Latest: Harvard University has reversed its decision to name Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow, a day after CIA chief Mike Pompeo scrapped an appearance over the designation for the soldier who was convicted of leaking classified information.

Update 1.15pm: Harvard University has reversed its decision to name Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow, a day after CIA chief Mike Pompeo scrapped an appearance over the designation for the soldier who was convicted of leaking classified information.

In a statement posted on the university's website, Harvard Kennedy School dean Douglas Elmendorf said naming Ms Manning a visiting fellow was a mistake even though, he said, the title carries no special honour.