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Same fate as everyone else who attaches themselves with loyalty, unquestioning of donald trump. im reminded that pretty early on in the trump administration donald trump was asked by fox news about different ambassador posts. and at the time we didnt have an ambassador to south korea, when was important since he kept egging on kim jong-un. and donald trump said we dont know ambassadors in all these different posts, i can do everything. and i think donald trump genuinely believes that he doesnt n...

Trouble because of tweets. i dont take anybody believes that. its a larger strategy to keep trump from having the people he needs in positions that are key. bureaucrats can continue to wield the power in those seats. its really dangerous when you have situations like the investor to germany, a key post. particularly if the new national security advisor john bolton moves forward and getting out of the iran deal. you need somebody in germany. germany is becoming a more important place. it is somet...

Everywhere and vacant ambassador posts in key posts, riyadh and key embassies around the world. >> mike pompeo is smart, he will move quickly to fix that. he will quickly appoint ambassadors to fill these open embassies, many of them are going to be career appointments. there are some things that pompeo ought to find no-brainers as he comes in. he has one thing going for him that tillerson never did, and that in some ways was fatal. tillerson could never speak for the president in a way that was...

>> republican congressman james comer, thank you, enjoy the retreat. so turning pages, amid global turmoil, president trump leaves several key ambassador posts empty, still a year into the job. were going to talk about that and the potential risk it poses next. hey julie, i know todays critical, but i really need... ...a sick day. dads dont take sick days... dads take dayquil severe. the non-drowsy, coughing, aching, fever, sore throat... ...stuffy head, no sick days medicine.

Zimbabwe, and i cant get an administration witness, theres no undersecretary for africa, for instance. a lot of ambassador posts are vacant. there just has been a lot of neglect, frankly. >> i still dont have a clue as to why thats taking place, but every person whos been involved in diplomacy over the last decades views it as being incredibly dangerous. >> over 150 spots at the state department filled by presidential appointment, around half have been nominated, roughly a third have been confir...

I have the africa subcommittee. im going to have a hearing on zimbabwe. and i cant get an administration witness. theres no under secretary for africa, for example. a lot of ambassador posts are vacant. there just has been, you know, a lot of neglect, frankly. >> i still dont have a clear answer as to why thats taking place. every person whos been involved in diplomacy the last decades views it as incredibly dangerous. >> of around 150 spots at the state department filled by presidential appoint...

>> we dont want the russians know what we are doing or how we are doing it, if it was done. >> there is also the issue of corporate espionage, where a spy agency will focus in on a private company and take trade secrets and pass them along to companies and businesses in their country. federal bureau of investigation says that u.s. businesses are cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from intellectual property threat. chris? >> chris: as secretary tillers returns from his first set of meet...

Those are mostly ambassador posts. and a senior official who has knowledge of the transition says that this administration seems to be behind previous administrations when naming top posts and points out that this is not just an issue at the state department, chris. >> chris: and alleged secret document posted by wikileaks indicates that they had information gathered. that reportedly included details of party funding, rivalries, and attitudes towards the u.s. the cia is not commenting. france is...

Staff meanwhile, the eyebrows by proposing that his son-in-law jared kushner could help bring peace as some kind of envoy to the middle east. quote, jared is a very smart guy. would love to be able to be the one that made peace with israel and the palestinians. he knows the region, knows the knows the players. joining me now a political reporter for "the new york times" and opinion columnist for "the washington post." katherine, starting with you, have been people like george mitchell or richard...

And the goal was working with russia reportedly to end that nearly six-year-long civil war in syria. in an interview this week with "the new york times" editorial staff meanwhile, the president-elect raised some eyebrows by proposing that his son-in-law jared kushner could help bring peace as some kind of envoy to the middle east. quote, jared is a very smart guy. he is a quality person. i think he can be very helpful. would love to be able to be the one that made peace with israel and the pales...