Kellyanne Conway Botched Trump Damage Control Meeting With African Ambassadors
Source: Foreign Policy
But Conway didn’t discuss much on Africa at all, leaving participants bewildered.
BY ROBBIE GRAMER | JANUARY 31, 2018, 12:22 PM
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s disparaging comments about immigration from countries he considered undesirable, the administration quickly threw together a frenzied campaign of diplomatic damage control, culminating in a private meeting between White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and African ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday, diplomatic sources told Foreign Policy.
Conway, a key architect of Trump’s presidential bid and one of his top surrogates, hosted a group of African ambassadors on Tuesday morning at the prestigious Blair House near the White House. But the meeting was bereft of one key topic: Africa.
Conway instead focused on Trump’s achievements during his first year in office and previewed his State of the Union speech. She said almost nothing on his priorities for Africa, leaving some participants confused and bewildered, according to two people in attendance and two sources briefed on the meeting.
One African ambassador, speaking on condition of anonymity, told FP that while Conway didn’t bring up African policy, the meeting was positive in that someone from Trump’s inner circle “actually met” with them.
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under Tillerson. 
Why was Kushner put "in charge of" making a "Middle East Peace Agreement"? 
That should tell you all you need to know about how much they care about the State Department and its purpose. Just found this article that is A DISGRACE!!!!!
By Rebecca Savransky - 01/17/18 07:34 AM EST
About 60 percent of top-ranking career diplomats have left the State Department, McClatchy reported.
The number of people seeking to join the foreign service has also decreased, with applications dropping by half, according to the news outlet, which cited recent data from the American Foreign Service Association.
Last week's resignation of the U.S. ambassador to Panama also resulted in people serving at the State Department raising questions about their own work there, it added. John Feeley resigned from his post, saying he can no longer serve under Trump.
“Given what happened in the last few days, people are wondering how are they going to be effective in an environment like this,” a U.S. official who works regularly with the State Department told McClatchy. “It’s one thing for us to go in and slam our hands on the table and say this is what we want ... It’s another to denigrate them and make it crystal clear this is what our leadership thinks about them in the vulgarest of terms.”
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/369279-60-percent-of-state-depts-top-ranking-career-employees-have-left
In Conway's case, it could also be because she has been in the Oval office with other black-looking people, so that makes her uniquely "qualified" because all blacks are alike
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