Kerry's former brother-in-law tapped (ambassador to San Marino +others)

Politico ^ | 6-25-09 | Alexander Burns

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The White House announced a new wave of nominees Thursday afternoon, including the appointment of David Thorne, a longtime ...

... associate and former brother-in-law of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), to serve as ambassador to San Marino.

The list of selections:

- William Eacho, Ambassador, Republic of Austria

- Judith G. Garber, Ambassador, Republic of Latvia

- David Killion, rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

- James Knight, Ambassador, Republic of Benin

- Karen Kornbluh, Permanent Representative of the U.S. to OECD

- Bruce Oreck, Ambassador, Republic of Finland

- Charles A. Ray, Ambassador, Republic of Zimbabwe

- David Thorne, Ambassador, Italian Republic and the Republic of San Marino

Obama's statement: "I’m grateful that these talented and dedicated individuals will be serving my administration and representing our nation abroad. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead to strengthen our relationships in the global community and our standing in the world."

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- David Thorne, Ambassador, Italian Republic and the Republic of San Marino

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Newsmeat: David Thorne political donations

WashPost has his donations at $17,650.

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Dollar Signs Point to Many a U.S. Embassy"

Excerpt:

"President Obama has been taking flak of late for giving fat-cat donors cushy ambassadorial posts. Despite some early signals that merit -- knowledge of the local language, culture or region, or perhaps foreign policy experience -- might play a role in determining who gets those jobs, big donors and bundlers seem to have grabbed the lion's share of the most coveted spots."

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I believe the Italian Republic is Italy .. is it not? Cute, the way they state it. Italy is obviously a plum assignment. Since he's in the investment biz, lotsa campaign bucks probably flowed from his clients, as he's not publicly shown near any level of cash of 0's huge bundlers who're also getting ambassadorships. 'Course, it could've been a nod to Kerry, too.

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~~PING!

[ZULU]

WOW!! Glad we have an Ambassador to BENIN and SAN MARINO!!!!

[Fred Nerks]

- Charles A. Ray, Ambassador, Republic of Zimbabwe

Ouch! I wonder what he did to deserve that?

[rfp1234]

- Charles A. Ray, Ambassador, Republic of Zimbabwe Ouch! I wonder what he did to deserve that?

To the Obamarxists, Zimbabwe today is an earthly paradise and a model for the U.S. to follow, to achieve "Change You Can Believe In".

[Fred Nerks]

DEFENSE LINK

Ambassador Ray joined the Department of State in 1982 and held several positions such as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He also served in the Department of State Political Military Affairs Bureau, and worked in the U.S. Consulate General Offices in Guangzhou and Shenyang, China. In 1998 he became the first U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. During his 20-plus year career in the Department of State, Ambassador Ray worked with kings, presidents, soldiers and human rights activists on a variety of issues...

[Fred Nerks]

http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/bundler.cfm?Bundler=25675

Bundler: William C. Eacho III
Employer:
Carlton Capital

State:
MD

Bundler Status for 2008:
Bundler for Barack Obama, raised at least $500,001.00

Name Disclosed By Candidate:
Y
Federal Lobbyist: N
Mega-Donor Status for 2008:
$28,500.00 to committees supporting Barack Obama

[rfp1234]

Thanks for the link. Based on this bio Mr. Ray is obviously a legitimate diplomat, than a political-hack appointee.

With his military and State Dept. experience, he's 1,000 times more qualified than the Hilldebeast to be Sec. of State. Zimbabwe? What a waste of talent, Obambi!

[Fred Nerks]

He’s probably so well qualified it’s better to send him to Zimbabwe...

[truemiester]

Prayers to career Abassador Ray and his family. theya re going to need it. We need his experience in Zimbabwe.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

They should have sent Ray Charles, just in case the marxists try to assassinate him.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Somebody check our Karen Kornbluh. See who her husband is. Might have another mole here.

[MestaMachine]

You missed it. He was Clinton’s boy wonder/liason to the Red Chinese and Vietnamese Communists. Communist being the key word here. He’s going to the right place alright.

“soldiers and human rights activists” like Jffn kerry type soldiers and activists. Sometimes when something looks too good to be true, it’s usually because it is.