Half of Biden’s ambassador positions are vacant. Here’s why that matters. Matt Malis - December 7, 2021 An acting official can’t do the job as effectively as a confirmed ambassador.
Biden wants to tap friends and party loyalists to fill high-level ambassadorships. That’s nothing new. Paul K. MacDonald - June 21, 2021 New research explains why these political appointees actually perform better than expected
Those empty desks at U.S. embassies and the State Department? They’re a big problem. Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2017 U.S. diplomacy is suffering.
Trump’s nominations for U.S. ambassador are hardly draining the swamp Dennis Jett - May 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58630" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former senator Scott Brown speaks in Nashua,
Kerry’s “Lavender Scare” apology reveals an important shift in LGBT politics Rick Valelly - January 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52717" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this file photo, the White
U.S.-Russia relations are at a real low. Here’s the diplomacy that is working. Yury Barmin, Brittany Holom, and Alyssa Haas - November 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48936" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,
51 U.S. diplomats criticized U.S. policy on Syria. Will their dissent make a difference? Amanda Rothschild - June 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42695" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Syrian girl skips rope near