Commentary: Political appointees are a problem for foreign policy
by Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune
Aug 17, 2021
3 minutes
Seven months in, the Biden administration is struggling to fill hundreds of leadership positions. To be fair, it’s been busy with a pandemic, economic crisis and assault on our democracy. So, too, has the Senate, which is responsible for confirming about 1,200 of these appointments. While President Joe Biden is lagging behind most administrations in recent history, this time-consuming task challenges every presidency.
The lag in confirmations impedes many government agencies, but its impact on foreign policy is particularly detrimental. Of 256 State Department
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