• hddsx@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Yikes. Being famous for not being able to operate under pressure doesn’t seem good for a job under which you have to deal with high pressure…

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      1 year ago

      He’s not ambassador to China. An ambassadorship to Japan is relatively low pressure, mostly revolving around organizing and attending social events.

      American embassies are usually underfunded and ambassadors often have to pay for social events out-of-pocket, which is one reason why the job often goes to wealthy people.