Ambassadors

Goodies Galore: Here's How to Cajole Roland Burris Into Voting for the Heath Care Bill

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago


Carol Felsenthal

Whether he wins or not, maybe Sen. Burris could have "Nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize" carved on his much-ridiculed tombstone.

Micheletti's Losing Battle for International Legitimacy

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


Daniel Altschuler

The current Honduran imbroglio has presented ambassadors with the dilemma of whether to support the deposed President or the newly-installed leader.

Obama Names Ambassadors To Britain, France, India

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has picked a major Democratic fundraiser as ambassador to Britain, a theology professor to represent the Uni...

Streamline, Don't Swell, Our Foreign Affairs Machine

Amb. Peter Bridges | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Amb. Peter Bridges

Among the problems Obama faces is our need for more efficient human organization -- a problem that all recent presidents have ignored.