Our federal government is infested by the least pro-American segment of the population, graduates of Harvard, our president being Exhibit A. These “experts” consider themselves smarter than God, whom they don’t believe in, and feel free to play chess, with the citizens of other nations being the pawns. No wonder those countries hate America’s government. That is the real “recruiter of terrorists” at work in our world today. Hillary Clinton will change none of that, because she comes from the same egotistical, elite mold.
Other than being a mid-level employee, his only other qualification for the job was that he had spent a couple of years in Japan when he was younger and had a fair, though not outstanding, command of the language.
What drove the Shearton's desperation was a Harvard graduate near the top of the class who was exactly as you described. He had been selected for the assignment based on his academic credentials and had a "know it all" attitude which drove the Japanese crazy. A sure money maker, a resort hotel near a world class attraction, was on the verge of failure.
Long story short is that my friend turned the business around, made it successful and, after a few years on the assignment, got promoted by corporate to bigger and better things.
The same guy would not have even been invited to interview at the State Department, as I once was.