Monday, December 04, 2006

Finally, someone is reading

In our article of November 8, entitled "Our Foreign Policy: the latest, latest faux pas" (2), we were recommending the recall of our non-diplomat Ambassadors to United Nations, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Canada (eh!), and a few others.
Finally, on December 4, the ambassador Bolton to United States has offered his resignation....only one year too late, after an accumulation of insults, ignorance and arrogance.
We have a dream: having the President and New Congress to read the following articles, before choosing our new Ambassador to the United Nations:
- "Respect must be earned"
- "Our Foreign Policy: accumulation of faux" (parts 1,2,3)
- "How to promote democracy" (parts 1, 2)
- "Cuba, time to change course"
An Ambassador is a spokesperson for the Government, in place, but also, a representative of 300 million people. The behaviour of an Ambassador contributes to positive or negative feelings into the host country. (see the functions and duties of an Ambassador in the said article of November 8).
Our new Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, should make sure that future nominations are based, not on friendship, but on knowledge of the host country, on manners, education, and "savoir faire".
Create abroad a positive attitude, a duty completely ignored by Mr. Bolton, as expressed by a great majority of international readers from BBC News
Latin America is a market of 500 million people. More than time to create a rapprochement. But, this will never be achieved with ignorance, arrogance and insults.
The Facilitator.