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I have the africa subcommittee. i'm going to have a hearing on zimbabwe. and i can't get an administration witness. there's 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 don't have a clear answer as to why that's taking place. every person who's been involved in diplomacy the last decades views it as incredibly dangerous. >> of around 150 spots at the state department filled by presidential appointment, around half have been nominated. roughly one-third have been confirmed. president trump ...

>> we don't 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 tiller's returns from his first set of meetings in europe, a number of top positions in the state department are still unfilled. how big a co...

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 now in the midst of another election season at this moment. the army has finished its environmental...

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 holbrooke has played that roving role. people who have basically been ambassador posts. what do you...

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 palestinians. nobody has been able to do it. he knows the region, knows the people. knows the players. jo...