Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not be hosting an event for the Islamic holiday of Ramadan, breaking with a “bipartisan tradition” for the past 20 years.

1999 marked the beginning of the tradition wherein Republican and Democrat Secretaries of State would host either an “iftar dinner to break the day’s fast” for Ramadan or a “reception marking the Eid al-Fitr holiday” at the State Department.

An April 6 memo from the State Department office recommended Tillerson hold a reception. Tillerson rejected the request and a State Department spokesperson commented to Reuters: