Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Thursday he will not attend next week's international investment conference in Saudi Arabia, the latest high-profile dropout amid a global outcry over the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

"Just met with @realDonaldTrump and @SecPompeo and we have decided, I will not be participating in the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia," Mnuchin wrote in a post on Twitter.

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Mnunchin did not provide a reason. Just last week, he told CNBC he was still planning to attend.

"We are concerned about what is the status of Mr. Khashoggi … (but) I am planning on going at this point," Mnuchin said.

Many other Wall Street power players and international finance leaders have announced that they would no longer be attending the conference, dubbed "Davos in the Desert."