Louis Susman, Obama's Choice for U.K. Ambassador, Raises Eyebrows

Wall Street Journal:

CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama has raised some eyebrows with his decision to send as ambassador to the U.K. a little-known retired investment banker -- and top fund-raiser -- from his hometown who has little diplomatic experience.

The post at the Court of St. James's in London is one of the most prestigious in U.S. diplomatic circles. Though largely ceremonial and rarely controversial, it is a prominent position given the close relations between the U.S. and the U.K. In recent years, it has usually gone to political boosters of the president.

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[EducatedObserver]

Perhaps only after the British nominate Victoria Beckham as ambassador to Washington, will the US pause and reconsider this bizarre habit of unsuitable appointments to the Court of St James's.