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Commentary: What will a Clinton or Trump administration charge for an ambassadorship?
BY DENNIS JETT
It is hard to predict what might happen once a new president takes office. For instance, could next January 20 usher in a new reality television show called Ambassador Apprentice? Those who aspire to run an embassy can describe how they would make America great again through huge foreign policy deals. Then a President Donald Trump could say whether the contestant got the job and where he or she would be Washington’s personal representative.
Sound
farfetched? It isn’t. Since naming an ambassador is one of the few ways
the most powerful person in the world can reward supporters, almost
anything is possible. The only thing that is reasonably certain is that
the selection process for ambassadors would likely be more predictable
under a President Hillary Clinton – and also be in line with practices
that began about 50 years ago.http://www.reuters.com/article/commentary-diplomacy-jett-idUSKCN10K0AK
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