Missing ambassadors, inexperienced appointees – is Washington dropping the diplomatic ball?

Almost half of US ambassador jobs remain vacant. Meanwhile, political appointees are outnumbering career diplomats being put forward.

美國196個大使職位中仍有92個空缺，且特朗普第二任期提名人選約八成是政治任命。作者認為，職業外交官被邊緣化、副館長職位被清洗，正在削弱美國在關鍵地區的外交存在。