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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2015, 01:13 PM Apr 2015

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Czech leader bans US envoy from his castle

Czech leader bans US envoy from his castle
By Mark Hensch

The leader allegedly felt slighted by the ambassador's remarks about an upcoming trip to Moscow.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/237948-czech-leader-bans-us-envoy-from-his-castle

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Czech leader bans US envoy from his castle (Original Post) Panich52 Apr 2015 OP

This is why career diplomats and not political $$$ contributors should get ambassador slots. stevenleser Apr 2015 #1

stevenleser

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1. This is why career diplomats and not political $$$ contributors should get ambassador slots.

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Mon Apr 6, 2015, 01:18 PM

Apr 2015

Or at least people who have a lot of political and foreign policy knowledge.

This is a sad mistake for a diplomat to make.

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/March-2014/Another-Obama-Bundler-From-Chicago-Gets-a-Plum-Diplomatic-post/

The above article claims he is "intellectually qualified" but goes on to note he has zero foreign policy experience.

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