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James48

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15. Here is the CURRENT LIST OF AMBASSADORS_ AND WHETHER THEY ARE CAREER FOREIGN SERVICE, or POLITICAL

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 10:41 AM

Nov 2019

or political appointments.

It is common for political appointments to change when President's change. It is very UNCOMMON for a Career Foreign Service Ambassador to be asked to step down before their appointment expires. That normally doesn't happen, short of a major problem.

https://afsa.org/list-ambassadorial-appointments

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Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #1

I always thought certain ambassadorships were given to big donors in past administrations mucifer Nov 2019 #2

Yes, it has been part of the spoils system for a very long time. PSPS Nov 2019 #3

Except no one paid up before their senate confirmation. That is where the GOP has gone off the rails Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #29

To a degree, they are. I think the problem in this case was his email to senators: Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #4

But, if in my little brain I remember hearing for many years that big donors get mucifer Nov 2019 #8

The new element here is that it exposes PARTY corruption, not just Trump corruption. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #14

While it has been pretty common in previous administrations, hughee99 Nov 2019 #11

THIS wasn't common... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #18

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2019 #20

Actually, we don't know that. hughee99 Nov 2019 #23

And we don't know if they wear red socks Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #31

I wasn't the one who asserted, as fact, that it didn't happen before. hughee99 Nov 2019 #36

Not exactly Major Nikon Nov 2019 #24

It's not that he is a big Donor.....It is that he had to pay up again to get the federal position. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #28

...and how many ambassadors do we have? spanone Nov 2019 #5

Here is the CURRENT LIST OF AMBASSADORS_ AND WHETHER THEY ARE CAREER FOREIGN SERVICE, or POLITICAL James48 Nov 2019 #15

👍🏼 spanone Nov 2019 #17

Ambassadorships used to be divided up DFW Nov 2019 #6

Ronna McDaniel in a scandal?? Roland99 Nov 2019 #7

No worries, Papa Doc! Fritz Walter Nov 2019 #9

As much as I don't like the idea of donors getting Ambassador spots, it's happened for a long time. Fla Dem Nov 2019 #10

that is a crime.... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #19

Not the same thing Major Nikon Nov 2019 #33

Thanks for the clarification. It was the former I was speaking about. Fla Dem Nov 2019 #35

It's not a crime when the GOP does it RainCaster Nov 2019 #12

Government as the sum total of private interests takes a nosedive bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #13

The current list of Ambassadors- James48 Nov 2019 #16

I think we're missing the issue here.... Nevilledog Nov 2019 #21

Wow----nothing but a bunch of dirty mother fuckers gopiscrap Nov 2019 #22

Particularly interesting is the timing ... aggiesal Nov 2019 #25

Chalk up another impeachable offense. Nitram Nov 2019 #26

Same all over the world, including the US. WH has been the crime family's personal piggybank. nt wiggs Nov 2019 #27

I hate what Manchester is doing to the San Diego Waterfront sdfernando Nov 2019 #30

Chris Murphy: Worth paying attention to this - The corruption is endless Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #32

It occurs to me that the reason Trump calls his dealings with Ukraine "perfect"... jcgoldie Nov 2019 #34

Can we just assume that everything this administration does is slimy? unitedwethrive Nov 2019 #37