re: Tillerson's aides are leaking to Politico

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The ambassadors were not chosen for their diplomatic or foreign policy experience, this person said. "They are political types and donors, the usual suspects for ambassadors," this person said. "The ambassadors are not ‘drain the swamp’ kind of people."

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Interested in any detail here. Ambassadors to our western and key partners are typically, almost as a rule, top donors and friends. There's a reason for this. They don't matter as much. Our connections are so deep in business, culture, and government that communication from the lowest rung of travel agency all the way up to the president (and his counterparts) is pretty routine.

Career diplomats with the rank of ambassador go to places that actually require regional expertise at that level.