Commentary: Why does U.S. diplomacy require all these … people? They're essential to relationships and effectiveness in a complex world
by Ivo Daalder, Chicago Tribune
Nov 22, 2019
3 minutes
The impeachment hearings have given Americans a view into a world rarely seen beyond the Washington beltway and in foreign capitals, namely the work performed by U.S. diplomats and Foreign Service professionals. Much has rightly been made about the elaborate ways the White House sidelined, undermined and contradicted the work of the officials and diplomats charged with managing relations with Ukraine. As a result, Americans and their elected representatives are now grappling with the immediate question of whether President Donald Trump's conduct crossed the high bar of impeachment.
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