Kim Darroch isn't the undiplomatic one
By Adam Taylor
July 11
... Diplomats often trash their hosts, and its often well deserved. André François-Poncet, the French ambassador to Germany in 1935, wrote that Adolf Hitler was obstinate, stubborn and mean to the point of madness. A massive leak of U.S. diplomatic cables in 2011 featured one description of Italys Silvio Berlusconi as feckless, vain and ineffective.
... If there is a breakdown in diplomatic norms here and yes, there is one it did not come from the British ambassador. What Darroch said in private about Trump was not unusual. What Trumps diplomats do in public is what is really shocking.
In Berlin, one U.S. ambassador openly undermines the government; another in Amsterdam became a laughingstock for refusing to answer journalists questions, and yet another in Jerusalem openly shows bias in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. From Kenya to New Zealand, the ambassadors appointed by Trump have offended their hosts.
Ultimately, the rot comes from the top ...
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