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Caliman73

(11,694 posts)
6. It can be difficult to continue conducting sensitive diplomatic tasks...
Wed Jul 10, 2019, 06:01 PM
Jul 2019

When it has been made known that you believe that your counterparts are incompetent fools.

Mind you, I do not disagree with Darroch's assessment at all. Trump and his administration hacks are the worst in modern history. The problem is that even if there is some tension or adversarial quality in the relationships between ambassadors and their hosts, there can be a respect between the officials who are representing the respective interests of their countries. It would be hard for Darroch to have a meeting to discuss trade, or anything else while knowing he thought you were a complete idiot.

Imagine meeting with a co-worker for a project and you find out that they had just told the manager that they thought you were a complete idiot and they dreaded working with you. How productive would your project be?

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