The US embassy in 40 nations, position vacant Obama faces a lame diplomacy

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American President Obama 9 announced candidates ambassador to Macedonia, Fiji, Azerbaijan and Senegal and other countries, will be submitted to Congress the Senate nomination, but waiting for the "quasi ambassador" is likely to be up to 8 months of "on time". The latest data shows, at present a total of 40 USA the appointment of ambassadors by "card" in the Senate not up, the White House is inevitably facing "lame diplomacy" situation.

Secretary of state Kerrey day wrote that the Senate confirmation process, ambassadors had "collapsed", America in 40 countries around the world have been unable to send a minister plenipotentiary. He particularly mentioned, there are currently 53 State Department officials appointed by "card" in the Senate, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 37 of the appointment, but the Senate has not made the House vote, 37 people have 35 is the occupation diplomats, not http://www.bestsportgame.com/ belonging to the "controversial appointment".

Kerrey was "depressed" said, military personnel nominated always received rapid confirmation in the Senate, USA http://www.applefish123.com/ diplomats need to "equal treatment", he warned America ambassadors will weaken the global influence of large air suspension.

White House national security adviser Rice citing says, in Kuwait, Niger, Cameroon America Ambassador ambassador to ASEAN, the African Union, and the ambassador is a very important position, the Senate "procrastination" is harming national security.

although the White House and the State http://www.quicklinks321.com/ Department on the "burning" ambassador, but the Senate is still in the "mutual accusations". The chairman of the Senate, Democratic Senator Menendez said the Republican obstructionism is nominated by Republican senator, accused by negative strategies, "what all don't do, what is not, what are not approved by the". But Senate minority leader Mcconnell think this speech "ridiculous", that is the majority leader Reed in the leading vote on schedule.

public opinion here is widely believed, though the Republican "inactivity", but the Obama administration also must bear the responsibility for the current ambassador to 40 country position "suspended". The White House has always been a nomination campaign donors Ambassador ambassador America tradition, in Norway, Argentina and other countries is the "golden master" was born, in his nomination hearing because of the lack of the most basic understanding of foreign affairs and mockery, the ambassador to Argentina and have never been to Argentina, then nominated candidates faced Republican Ambassador members of the "hard look", increase http://www.jugemblog.com the difficulty for clearance. In addition, in the Senate vote on a large backlog of personnel under the http://www.firsttime123.com/ premise, the White House inspired Senate leader priority vote by the justice department personnel appointment, which obviously aggravated the "lame diplomacy" situation. (Zhong Xin)