William R Knecht, Ph.D. (@williamrknecht.bsky.social)

Most don't know this, but the entertainment budgets for our foreign ambassadors are so small that they often end up ponying up a small fortune of their own money every year. It's not the huge reward many think it is. And Trump has left 100 positions unfilled... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump’s Missing Ambassadors Are a Sign of a Deeper Problem Around the world, more than 100 of the country’s ambassadorships are unfilled. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/american-ambassadors-trump-vacancies/687286/

6 days ago