Julia Ioffe

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

One-third of our foreign service jobs abroad are unfilled. Twenty ambassadorships are empty. Meanwhile, China is staffing up. For the first time since WWII, we are no longer the world’s premier diplomatic power. China now has more embassies and consulates than we do. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 3, 2019 Hibernated

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

52% of our ambassadors are now political appointees. The previous high was during Reagan’s second term, at 37%. (Russia and China don’t have politically-appointed ambassadors.) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 3, 2019 Hibernated

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EXCLU: Today, Trump arrives in London, where his politically-appointed ambassador (an heir to the Johnson&Johnson fortune) fired the embassy’s #2 for mentioning Obama in a speech. My latest: https://t.co/9EAXNDUEcy — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 3, 2019 Hibernated