Opinion | Got $1 Million to Spare? You Can Buy an Ambassadorship
The donor-diplomat has a long and sordid history in American politics. Joe Biden should finally end it. By Mattathias Schwartz Mr. Schwartz is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine who reports regularly on national security and foreign policy. He is based in Washington. Dec. 15, 2020 George Harvey, right, an impolitic American ambassador to Britain, posing for a photo with the Prince of Wales, center, in 1923.Credit...PA Images, via Getty Images Who wouldn’t want to be an American ambassador? Beyond the pomp and social cachet, you get a luxury residence, six-figure salary, a...