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While there is no ambassador, I have no doubt there is still a US Embassy and an extremely competent set of staffers willing to handle all complaints the Turkish government has.
Additionally, considering it's the 21st Century, isn't the role of the ambassador a little redundant now? If the Turkish President wants to talk to Obama, he can just power up Skype.
uhm thats not really how its done, the pres. uses state career employees to deliver messages and discuss topics, ambassadors ARE window dressing but they are important status symbols, we should have one there.
Have you ever been introduced to the concept of hyperbole?
sure and when I employ some I'll let you know, or are we talking conceptually?
Anyhow, this is a non-issue. Unless you can prove that it is somehow interfering with relations, a slight delay in the presence of an ambassador is hardly noteworthy.
Uh hello , I said exactly the opposite , I said he is pretty much window dressing. BUT its a status thing. Diplomacy has its onw dance steps.
Looking at the article, our own state dept. angst , the various moves and changes that have taken place ala turkey and its changes of heart vs. the west, it is important we keep things as close to even keel as possible, imho. If this were upper volta who would give a shit? Its not , its what was thought of as the gateway east to west west to east. We need to stay on top of things and observe the protocols and keep as close to possible to non contention and normalcy while the state dept. "pros" work behind the scenes.