I wouldn’t have any problem if no US envoy at all in Germany, until Merkel is kicked out of power.
Come January 20th Trump is going to pull the plug and start draining
the swamp. Go Trump!
Canada is run by a Red-lite and Britain is still on the far-left of the political spectrum.
Acting Ambassadors can do the job well until a replacement is named, or they are promoted up.
Some of Obie’s Ambassadors were the best political appointments money could buy (if you had no talent, no intelligence and kissed Obama’s ass and the DNC with millions of dollars).