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...time the film was shot), it’s hard to believe how mature she had to be to take on such a layered and surprisingly savvy character. Wilson, who played a closeted Mormon in HBO’s “Angels In America?? miniseries, is the consummate professional. Jeff goes through every emotion imaginable and Wilson is up for the challenge every step of the way. He is a character actor in a leading man’s body and has a magnetism that makes it impossible to take your eyes off the screen. Slade?...
...This would be almost comical, if it were not for the dire effects that bad ambassadors can have. America??s war on terror depends on winning the hearts and minds of the world’s people as much as it depends on any military campaign. Unfortunately, a recent survey from the Pew Research Center suggests that America is losing the public relations war. The report stated that 70% of global respondents agreed it was “good for the US to feel vulnerable after the attacks [of September 11],” 80% of Middle-Eastern...
...This administration has acknowledged the danger of such negative perceptions, appointing former Bush aide Karen Hughes as Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy with the explicit mission of improving America??s image abroad. Yet it is the face on the ground that is most visible. And in the United Kingdom, that face now happens to be one of a Beverly Hills car dealer...
...America??s predilection for lousy ambassadors also has serious practical consequences. The Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, like any other ambassador, is charged with managing America??s trade relationships, maintaining strong ties with the government, and coordinating responses to terrorist threats. And contrary to popular myth, these are not duties that can, or should, be undertaken by lower level, if more experienced, bureaucrats in the embassy. When prime ministers, journalists and police chiefs communicate with an American embassy they want to speak to the person in charge because they know that only one person is directly accountable...
...people we can get, ambassadors who can speak the language, not merely people who made a political contribution.” Today, in an age of globalization and terrorism, the need is greater than ever. That means having an ambassador to Saudi Arabia who can speak Arabic and explain America??s actions in a hostile region. It means having an ambassador to the United Kingdom who will engage a cynical British public in open debate. More than anything it means taking seriously once more how we select the bearers of the American eagle abroad...