Censorship and Social Media

[Wisbech Eagle]

True enough but there are many dodgy heads of state and we as a country don't need to be appointing dubious characters to every ambassadorial post.

There’s no “dodgy” head of state with anything like the impact on our lives than Trump. Not even Putin comes close and being able to influence him via diplomacy or flattery is non existent.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

There’s no “dodgy” head of state with anything like the impact on our lives than Trump. Not even Putin comes close and being able to influence him via diplomacy or flattery is non existent.

So the only answer is to put another shady character in the job. If he's such an idiot shouldn't an experienced diplomat be able to cope with him?

 

[Spiderman]

So the only answer is to put another shady character in the job. If he's such an idiot shouldn't an experienced diplomat be able to cope with him?

Yes. It should always be given to a career diplomat. Thise that reach the giddy heights of Ambassador, have spent their whole careers being diplomatic and working all over the World. The previous Ambassador was very highly respected and liked by the US Government ( and had no “baggage”. It was more than ok to have a career diplomat in post during Trumps first tenure, what’s the difference?
The biggest question is “ why were they so keen to shoehorn Mandleson in ahead of a career diplomat?”