Podcast from WBUR As Key Posts Remain Vacant, Diplomats Bemoan State Of State Department Print Published: Jan. 3, 2019 Related Nicholas Burns Related Programs Diplomacy and International Politics Future of Diplomacy Project The Trump administration has left dozens of ambassador posts vacant in countries including Mexico, Pakistan and Australia. Some diplomats are worried about the impact on U.S. foreign policy. Here & Now's Lisa Mullins talks with Nicholas Burns. The latest from Belfer See more LISTEN As Key Posts Remain Vacant, Diplomats Bemoan State Of State Department Print Africa Asia & the Pacific Conflict & Conflict Resolution Diplomacy Diplomacy and International Politics Future of Diplomacy Project International Cooperation International Relations Intrastate Conflict Middle East & North Africa North America Related Nicholas Burns More From This Expert NATO is Vital to U.S. National Security Nicholas Burns on His Time as U.S. Ambassador to China and on Efforts to Address Climate Change Up Next Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Article A Matter of Principle: How Local Consent Affects U.S. Support for Military Interventions Winter 2025/26 by Janina Dill, Emily Myers and Livia I. Schubiger From International Security Program Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo Article Knowing What Not to Know About Islamic State: Terrorism Studies and Public Secrecy Summer 2025 by Sarah G. Phillips and Daniel J. Tower Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo/Khin Maung Win Article Monks Behaving Badly: Explaining Buddhist Violence in Asia Spring 2025 by Nilay Saiya and Stuti Manchanda
The Trump administration has left dozens of ambassador posts vacant in countries including Mexico, Pakistan and Australia. Some diplomats are worried about the impact on U.S. foreign policy. Here & Now's Lisa Mullins talks with Nicholas Burns. The latest from Belfer See more
Africa Asia & the Pacific Conflict & Conflict Resolution Diplomacy Diplomacy and International Politics Future of Diplomacy Project International Cooperation International Relations Intrastate Conflict Middle East & North Africa North America
Related Nicholas Burns More From This Expert NATO is Vital to U.S. National Security Nicholas Burns on His Time as U.S. Ambassador to China and on Efforts to Address Climate Change
Up Next Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Article A Matter of Principle: How Local Consent Affects U.S. Support for Military Interventions Winter 2025/26 by Janina Dill, Emily Myers and Livia I. Schubiger From International Security Program Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo Article Knowing What Not to Know About Islamic State: Terrorism Studies and Public Secrecy Summer 2025 by Sarah G. Phillips and Daniel J. Tower Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo/Khin Maung Win Article Monks Behaving Badly: Explaining Buddhist Violence in Asia Spring 2025 by Nilay Saiya and Stuti Manchanda
Photo Credit Toggle AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Article A Matter of Principle: How Local Consent Affects U.S. Support for Military Interventions Winter 2025/26 by Janina Dill, Emily Myers and Livia I. Schubiger From International Security Program