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US ambassador 'developed poor relationships' with Singapore ministries, threatened embassy staff
ChannelNewsAsia ^
| Mar 02, 2024
| ChannelNewsAsia
Posted on 03/02/2024 2:34:48 AM PST by khoree
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Do send a more competent guy, please. Hey, Singapore just bought 8 more F-35's.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/f35-fighter-jet-order-mindef-rsaf-defence-4155986
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posted on
03/02/2024 2:34:48 AM PST
by
khoree
To: khoree
U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, Jonathan Kaplan, reviewed:
- unauthorised spending
- ineffective dealings with the Singapore government
- does not model integrity
- does not plan strategically
- does not collaborate
- does not communicate
- threatens reprisals
- belittles employees
- intimidates employees
- disparages employees
- developed poor relationships with some Singapore government ministries
- hurt progress
- unprepared on issues
- makes statements that are counterproductive to a section’s work
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posted on
03/02/2024 2:44:22 AM PST
by
linMcHlp
To: All
Biden's appointee.
![](https://uploads.mwp.mprod.getusinfo.com/uploads/sites/20/2021/12/Amb-Jon-Kaplan_Website-Feature-Image3.png)
Jonathan Kaplan, Ambassador U.S. Embassy Singapore, December 2021 – Present
Ambassador Kaplan is a prominent executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist whose career has spanned numerous industries. He was the co-founder and Chairperson of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit organization that brought high-speed internet to more than 49 million children in K-12 classrooms nationwide. Professionally, Ambassador Kaplan is best known for founding Pure Digital Technologies and inventing its revolutionary Flip video camera. In 2009, Cisco bought Pure Digital Technologies and he became Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Consumer Products Division.
Ambassador Kaplan was also the founding CEO of The Melt, a chain of fast-casual restaurants. Previously he was President and CEO of Sega.com and he was the founder and CEO of FamilyWonder, an entertainment and technology company.
Ambassador Kaplan was named Northern California 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and was named by Business Week among the Most Influential People on the Web in 2008. He earned a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.
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posted on
03/02/2024 2:57:49 AM PST
by
Liz
(This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
To: khoree
Could this be professional deep staters attacking the guy over policy differences?
This is how they’d do it, if that were the case.
To: Chad C. Mulligan
To: All
the report could be true, *or* kaplan could be an unwelcome outsider to the diplomat community.
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posted on
03/02/2024 3:37:34 AM PST
by
SteveH
To: Chad C. Mulligan
Could this be professional deep staters attacking the guy over policy differences?This is how they’d do it, if that were the case.
Hard to know. The Ambassador sounds like a pretty smart guy.
Being smart does not necessarily make a person a good ambassador.
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posted on
03/02/2024 3:43:59 AM PST
by
marktwain
(The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
To: khoree
No one actually expects the tool bag Biden to appoint anyone halfway competent do they?
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posted on
03/02/2024 3:52:12 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Bonemaker
Kaplan is most likely a big dollar contributor to the Democratic Party. The ambassadorship is probably his reward. Both parties give out ambassadorships to wealthy supporters and have done so for a very long time.
To: khoree
A communist in an economic center.
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posted on
03/02/2024 4:09:44 AM PST
by
MtnClimber
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To: Liz
Interesting that Mr. Kaplan didn’t bother to shave before his official photograph.
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posted on
03/02/2024 5:04:16 AM PST
by
Chainmail
(How do I feel about ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
To: Liz
Interesting that Mr. Kaplan didn’t bother to shave before his official photograph.
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posted on
03/02/2024 5:04:16 AM PST
by
Chainmail
(How do I feel about ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
To: khoree
Competent?
Competent is trumped by corrupt in the Biden Administration. The Ambassador donated/raised money for the campaign. That’s all that matters
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posted on
03/02/2024 5:08:08 AM PST
by
bert
( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
To: Chainmail
Guessing the pic was taken when being clean-shaven was a social taboo.
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posted on
03/02/2024 5:24:54 AM PST
by
Liz
(This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
To: Liz
Doesn’t look like a cross dresser so that may be the issue with the Biden Administration. Just doesn’t fit the usual model.
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posted on
03/02/2024 5:33:46 AM PST
by
Flint
To: Liz
I guess - but I have never found any other photo of a high government official unshaven.
It's not a good look.
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posted on
03/02/2024 7:42:27 AM PST
by
Chainmail
(How do I feel about ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
To: Chainmail
I think the clean-shaven look is back in style.
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posted on
03/02/2024 7:57:29 AM PST
by
Liz
(This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
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