Who Scores the Best Embassies?

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 FEB. 18 2014 1:23 PM

Who Scores the Best Embassies?

Political donors vs. Foreign Service officers, in a chart.

By Eric Posner

If you are trying to line up a plum appointment abroad, are you better off diligently plugging away in the Foreign Service, or making a sizable donation to the president or other members of his party? The graph below shows that money wins, hands down.