US could be without critical Ambassador posts filled on Jan. 20th.

[Wells]

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/05....html?referer=

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition staff has issued a blanket edict requiring politically appointed ambassadors to leave their overseas posts by Inauguration Day

In the past, administrations of both parties have often granted extensions on a case-by-case basis to allow a handful of ambassadors, particularly those with school-age children, to remain in place for weeks or months.

There's been a lot of signs of a purge coming among general governmental staff. We're seeing another sign here, at the cost of a smooth transition.

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Further signs of a possible purge:

GOP revives rule allowing them to change specific employees compensation.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...-gov-employees

Trump Transition team demands names of people who worked on climate policy from DoE
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald...climate-232424

Trump Transition team seeks names of people who worked on gender issues policy from DoS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/us...tion.html?_r=0

Its worth remembering that purging employees for political reasons can be super illegal.

[Independent voter]

How critical? Iraq, Russia, Turkey critical? Or Peru, Tanzania, Switzerland critical?

[Wells]

How critical? Iraq, Russia, Turkey critical? Or Peru, Tanzania, Switzerland critical?

Anyone who isn't named and confirmed in the next 15 days.

[Paranoid Android]

Well Trump did try to bribe talent managers and agents for ambassadorships to get talent for Inauguration. So maybe Ted Nugent's agent will get a post.

[TrumpIsPresident]

Is anybody surprised?

Look at how much Obama is trying to fuck shit up before he gets booted out.

Why would Trump want to keep any remnant of the Obama Administration around?

They are a possible risk to his Presidency.

[Wells]

Why would Trump want to keep any remnant of the Obama Administration around?

Because having most of your ambassador posts empty is a bad thing.

[Paranoid Android]

I'm surprised Trump hasn't appointed that one daughter of his ambassador. The one he is embarrassed to show publicly, because he probably thinks she is ugly.

[I Push Buttons]

Because having most of your ambassador posts empty is a bad thing.

Who needs ambassadors when you can just piss off every country yourself on Twitter?

#MAGA

[Wells]

I'm surprised Trump hasn't appointed that one daughter of his ambassador. The one he is embarrassed to show publicly, because he probably thinks she is ugly.

Tiffany? Pretty sure he prefers to not think about her.

[INVASMANIXOXOXO]

Anyone who isn't named and confirmed in the next 15 days.

False. http://www.afsa.org/list-ambassadorial-appointments

The people in question are the ones that have "political by their name." The rest are career diplomats (they rose through the ranks of the foreign service).

[Paranoid Android]

Tiffany? Pretty sure he prefers to not think about her.

I didn't even know her name and too lazy to look it up. We all know it is because of here looks. Donald is pretty shallow.

[Wells]

False. http://www.afsa.org/list-ambassadorial-appointments

The people in question are the ones that have "political by their name." The rest are career diplomats (they rose through the ranks of the foreign service).

I have no idea what you're trying to say here.

[Crissi]

False. http://www.afsa.org/list-ambassadorial-appointments

The people in question are the ones that have "political by their name." The rest are career diplomats (they rose through the ranks of the foreign service).

Although quite a few key diplomats will be tossed. UK? France? Canada? Germany? Mexico?

Yeah, leaving those posts open is going to be such a good thing...

[INVASMANIXOXOXO]

I have no idea what you're trying to say here.

He asked what countries will lose their US ambassadors, you said all of the ones that aren't confirmed within the next 15 days. I was correcting you saying that it only concerns political appointments (these still make up a significant portion and are in some very important countries).

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Although quite a few key diplomats will be tossed. UK? France? Canada? Germany? Mexico?

Yeah, leaving those posts open is going to be such a good thing...

With the exception of Mexico, from what I've read the ambassadors to the type of countries that you mentioned are there to grease the wheels of business and have cocktail parties in European capitals. There are notable exceptions like China and Israel (maybe they need a person so specifically qualified that they can't be found in the foreign service), but there is a trend imo look at the shitty countries where diplomacy is probably a big deal and most of them have career guys and then look at the nice european countries or countries with nice beaches and it seems like there is a split. All of that being said these positions are usually vacated soon after a new president comes in, but Trump is just giving them less time to pack their bags. A dick move, and unnecessary for sure, but it is not like he is gutting our diplomatic leadership world wide or anything like that.

[Wells]

He asked what countries will lose their US ambassadors, you said all of the ones that aren't confirmed within the next 15 days. I was correcting you saying that it only concerns political appointments (these still make up a significant portion and are in some very important countries).

Thought that was a given. /shrug

And like I said in the OP, the significant concern here is the seeming purge to come.

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Although quite a few key diplomats will be tossed. UK? France? Canada? Germany? Mexico?

Yeah, leaving those posts open is going to be such a good thing...

Yeah, basically every country of significance is a political appointment. Most significant career positions I can find are Turkey and Jordan.

[Super Kami Dende]

I didn't even know her name and too lazy to look it up. We all know it is because of here looks. Donald is pretty shallow.

Well he can't be THAT shallow. Have you seen Ivana Trump?

OnT: Ambassadors do change often, though it is kind of odd not to give a grace period for the change over. Yet at the same time any Ambassadors that didn't start planning for it once the EC voted in Trump are a little silly.

[Paranoid Android]

Well he can't be THAT shallow. Have you seen Ivana Trump?

This one flew over your head. Huh?

[Super Kami Dende]

This one flew over your head. Huh?

How so? You said it was because of her looks because he is Shallow and I made a joke about his ex-wife not being particularly stunning herself.

[Swagger]

Not sure why liberals have been on Trump about "taking too long" to appoint people to cabinet / diplomatic posts.

Even David Axelrod, Obama's campaign manager for for his election, said it makes the democrats look petty and is unfair to President elect Trump.

Ignoring the obvious bias however, throughout history presidents have been appointing donors / friends to diplomatic positions that had no qualifications. One of Obama's appointments in his second term hadn't even been to the country he was appointed to.

Thank god for Trump, cause it's time to DRAIN THE SWAMP. MAGA!

[Crissi]

He asked what countries will lose their US ambassadors, you said all of the ones that aren't confirmed within the next 15 days. I was correcting you saying that it only concerns political appointments (these still make up a significant portion and are in some very important countries).

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With the exception of Mexico, from what I've read the ambassadors to the type of countries that you mentioned are there to grease the wheels of business and have cocktail parties in European capitals. There are notable exceptions like China and Israel (maybe they need a person so specifically qualified that they can't be found in the foreign service), but there is a trend imo look at the shitty countries where diplomacy is probably a big deal and most of them have career guys and then look at the nice european countries or countries with nice beaches and it seems like there is a split. All of that being said these positions are usually vacated soon after a new president comes in, but Trump is just giving them less time to pack their bags. A dick move, and unnecessary for sure, but it is not like he is gutting our diplomatic leadership world wide or anything like that.

Maybe, but considering the crucial cooperation we need form our allies in terms of terror intel, Id say they are also fairly important. Although Canada's is probably on the losest end of importance in terms of the politically appointed.

Although wtf with getting rid of Mexico's, although it fits in with Trumps hostility to Mexico I guess.