Sunday, February 10, 2008

The ambassador answers

On Monday I mentioned that the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia would be answering questions submitted by email. I had been thinking of a potential question but then, I have to admit, I completely forgot about it. For your edification here are the questions and answers he gave.

They start off with a questioner who cannot spell “Colombia.” Then they move to some really hard hitting stuff, like what college major you should have to enter the foreign service, what travel warnings exist, how much visas cost and whether he likes being ambassador.

To be fair, he does take questions about human rights, including one asking about government abuses, but even then the answer moves off to how great the FTA would be, and how U.S. exporters would benefit.

We can all feel good that he really likes being ambassador, though.

7 comments:

Anonymous,  12:26 PM  

Maybe the first questioner attends Columbia and is concerned about dealers in the dorms ;-)

Anonymous,  4:51 PM  

"even then the answer moves off to how great the FTA would be, and how U.S. exporters would benefit"
PR 101. You are not there to answer a question. You are there to give your responses.
The problem with that behavor is that

Anonymous,  5:02 PM  

...it works

Greg Weeks 5:10 PM  

Yes, true. So now we know that someone is concerned about Columbia University's drug problem and that Brownfield (or likely even just his staff) can answer the question he wants, rather than the one asked. That's about it.

Anonymous,  8:14 PM  

sad

Bosque 3:47 AM  

Basically, the Ambassador said nothing.

Anonymous,  6:29 PM  

on the other hand. That's kind of the job description for a diplomant

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