President-elect Donald Trump's transition team asked senior career diplomats, including John Bass, to resign ahead of his ...

contrary to his senior diplomatic rank. Moreover, the US Department of State defiantly ignored our request for prolonging his stay at least until a substitute arrived. As a result, he had to leave ...

The survey's specific diplomatic profile was chosen to ensure ... "In the case of the US, usually, by the time you get to be a mid-rank officer, you've been training in language, area studies ...

He holds the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary First Class. He speaks Spanish, French, English and Georgian.