Sejdiu: New ambassadors soon

Under the Kosovo diplomatic services law, based on the Martti Ahtisaari proposal, Priština announced a competition for ambassadors in 18 different countries, which is not common practice in any other country.

I do not agree with practice, and I wish it will change and use the system like USA.
In USA the President will pick the Ambassadors, but each one of them has to go in front of Senat Foreighn Relation Committee for approval.

Also, in the U.S., most appointments are "professional," from the Foreign Service, and Kosovo hasn't had a chance to develop an experienced professional diplomatic corps yet.
(Amer, 14 July 2009 21:01)

You are wrong. Your argument revolves around partisanship nepotism. Those people from these political parties contribute to the party campaign.

The idea for a competition was smart. I would have agreed sending a non-Kosovar abroad if he had higher/better credentials than some schmuck.

Again,

Experience...not Optimism.

'I do not agree with practice, and I wish it will change and use the system like USA. '

It seems like a good idea to me. In the U.S., the president traditionally uses appointments to some ambassadorships as rewards - for campaign contributions, for political assistance in obtaining votes in Congress, etc. It's not an ideal system, just something that developed over time.

In the U.S., we have only two parties, so each party gets a chance to appoint 100% of the ambassadors roughly every 8 years, and so nobody complains. In Kosovo, where there are a number of different parties, the smaller ones might never get a chance to appoint ambassadors if it were solely up to the president.

Also, in the U.S., most appointments are "professional," from the Foreign Service, and Kosovo hasn't had a chance to develop an experienced professional diplomatic corps yet.

'You are wrong.'

?

Look up the bios of the current and incoming ambassadors to Kosovo (Tina Kaidanow and Christopher Dell), and that of Cameron Munter - all Career Foreign Service Officers.

Some of the best spots - the major European capitals - are used to reward friends or to take advantage of special knowledge (the new ambassador to China), but most posts are staffed by professionals.

Under the Kosovo diplomatic services law, based on the Martti Ahtisaari proposal, Priština announced a competition for ambassadors in 18 different countries, which is not common practice in any other country.

I do not agree with practice, and I wish it will change and use the system like USA.
In USA the President will pick the Ambassadors, but each one of them has to go in front of Senat Foreighn Relation Committee for approval.

'I do not agree with practice, and I wish it will change and use the system like USA. '

It seems like a good idea to me. In the U.S., the president traditionally uses appointments to some ambassadorships as rewards - for campaign contributions, for political assistance in obtaining votes in Congress, etc. It's not an ideal system, just something that developed over time.

In the U.S., we have only two parties, so each party gets a chance to appoint 100% of the ambassadors roughly every 8 years, and so nobody complains. In Kosovo, where there are a number of different parties, the smaller ones might never get a chance to appoint ambassadors if it were solely up to the president.

Also, in the U.S., most appointments are "professional," from the Foreign Service, and Kosovo hasn't had a chance to develop an experienced professional diplomatic corps yet.

Also, in the U.S., most appointments are "professional," from the Foreign Service, and Kosovo hasn't had a chance to develop an experienced professional diplomatic corps yet.
(Amer, 14 July 2009 21:01)

You are wrong. Your argument revolves around partisanship nepotism. Those people from these political parties contribute to the party campaign.

The idea for a competition was smart. I would have agreed sending a non-Kosovar abroad if he had higher/better credentials than some schmuck.

Again,

Experience...not Optimism.

'You are wrong.'

?

Look up the bios of the current and incoming ambassadors to Kosovo (Tina Kaidanow and Christopher Dell), and that of Cameron Munter - all Career Foreign Service Officers.

Some of the best spots - the major European capitals - are used to reward friends or to take advantage of special knowledge (the new ambassador to China), but most posts are staffed by professionals.