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Obama Gives Political Ambassadors Their Pink Slips
WashPost ^ | 12-3-08 | Glenn Kessler

Posted on 12/07/2008 1:13:55 PM PST by STARWISE

The incoming Obama administration has notified all politically-appointed ambassadors that they must vacate their posts as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, a State Department official said.

The clean slate will open up prime opportunities for the president-elect to reward political supporters with posts in London, Paris, Tokyo and the like. The notice to diplomatic posts was issued this week.

Political ambassadors sometimes are permitted to stay on briefly during a new administration, but the sweeping nature of the directive suggests that Obama has little interest in retaining any of Bush's ambassadorial appointees.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 111th; ambassadors; bho2008; bhoforeignpolicy; bhoforeignservice; donors; fired; obama; obamatransitionfile; obamatruthfile; patronage
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To: Texas Fossil

we need to see that birth certificate pronto.


41 posted on 12/07/2008 7:22:14 PM PST by Ancient Drive (will)
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To: Texas Fossil
And he has not taken the “oath of office”

Since he resigned from the senate, he's a nobody-- a private citizen like you and me. I wonder if he thinks his "directive" has any legal force?? I hope not one ambassador responds or acts before Jan 20. Remind this guy there is such a thing as following the rules. Make him issue an order after he's inaugurated.

42 posted on 12/07/2008 8:28:24 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Nathan Zachary

Whoopie Goldberg, the Ambassador to the Klingons?


43 posted on 12/07/2008 11:35:48 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: razorback-bert

To No. 30: She would “taste” fine to the Zimbabweans.


44 posted on 12/07/2008 11:39:08 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Ancient Drive

Pronto doesn’t have a birth certificate. He is a native American, the brother of Tonto. Would a deerskin do instead?


45 posted on 12/07/2008 11:40:24 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: STARWISE
Does this mean that the United States will be represented by Skadden, Arps at the Court of St. James?

That'd be novel. Like pleading the Fifth at your introduction to the Queen.

46 posted on 12/08/2008 3:17:49 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: STARWISE

I am waiting to see the DOJ placements.

How many of those will be fired.


47 posted on 12/08/2008 7:34:49 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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