By Anthony Constantini
One area of the federal government has been overlooked when it comes to reform: foreign policy bureaucracy and, in particular, America’s system of ambassadorial selection.
Any future president wishing to truly change establishment foreign policy will need to grapple with a deeply embedded and ideological foreign policy bureaucracy that is predisposed against change. In changing how they select ambassadors, presidents could provide themselves with solutions to this problem.
This piece was originally published in Washington Times on August 2, 2023. Read more HERE.