The meaning of \u201cambassador\u201d has been distorted, and I say ravaged, by the current administration in the White House.<\/p>\n
Ambassador used to mean a highly honored (and protected) representative of a country or a king, requiring the highest integrity and synonymous with the best of everything the country stands for.<\/p>\n
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Recent events involving two U.S. Ambassadors and the Secretary of State (ambassador to the world) have revealed one more departure from the America we have known for over two centuries.<\/p>\n
One ambassador was disposable.<\/p>\n
One ambassador was dispensable—as in dispensing lies for the \u201cpresident.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Secretary of State was lauded for negotiating \u201cpeace\u201d with enemies, at the expense of our ally.<\/p>\n
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The Secretary of State (or potential future candidate) is part of a \u201cteam\u201d in an Administration, not a water girl to deliver lies in ignorance.<\/p>\n
Likewise, if the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. admits to delivering lies from the \u201cpresident\u201d to the world—how could that person not be complicit?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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