There are certain traits one typically seeks in an envoy representing the United States. Deep expertise in the political and cultural history of the area, for example, and a “corridor reputation” among the policy community, as someone who is both an effective manager and a pleasant colleague. Someone you wouldn’t find on that list: An online troll whose last assignment tried the diplomatic equivalent of “return to sender” because of fraternization with neo-Nazis, and whose biggest claim to fame... Read this story
