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left-of-center2012

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 03:24 PM Oct 2018

Trump administration doesn't have ambassadors in Saudi Arabia or Turkey

The Trump administration does not have ambassadors in Saudi Arabia or Turkey amid an escalating diplomatic crisis stemming from the alleged murder of a U.S.-based Saudi journalist in Istanbul.

The Trump administration has yet to nominate ambassadors in 20 countries, including Ankara and Riyadh.

The AP's diplomatic reporter Matt Lee drew attention during a fiery exchange with State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino last week, in which he pointed out there are no ambassadors to either country.

"What's the name of the ambassador in Turkey right now?" Lee asked.

"I don't have that in front of me right now and I - Matt ..." Palladino responded.

"What's the name of the ambassador in Saudi Arabia right now?" Lee asked, pressing the issue.

"I see what you're getting at," Palladino replied. "Okay. We're confident in our diplomatic..."

"The answer is that you don't have an ambassador in either place, right?" Lee said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411886-trump-administration-doesnt-have-ambassadors-in-saudi-arabia-or
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Trump administration doesn't have ambassadors in Saudi Arabia or Turkey (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 OP
But, but Jared n/t leftstreet Oct 2018 #1
Interesting. Nt raccoon Oct 2018 #2
congrats to Matt Lee. Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #3
Because trained skilled diplomats are part of the deep state conspiracy DBoon Oct 2018 #4
And because no one wants to get dismembered. FSogol Oct 2018 #5

DBoon

(22,285 posts)
4. Because trained skilled diplomats are part of the deep state conspiracy
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 04:51 PM
Oct 2018

and Trump has not found an uninformed sycophant to fill these positions.

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