"Laughable" candidate for US AMB to Greece appears to clear Senate hearings
theperiscope.substack.com
When the White House nominated late last year George Tsunis, a Greek-American millionaire hotel developer and Democratic party donor, as the next US Ambassador to Greece, media reports broke into laughs. Tsunis had resoundingly bangled an earlier nomination by Barak Obama for serving as ambassador to Norway. Tsunis was also cited as knowing next to nothing about Hellas past spinach pie and the Parthenon. Foreign policy experts and former US diplomats added their own deep doubts about the Ole Joe’s wisdom in choosing Tsunis for the post at a time of US-Greek relations entering a period of upgraded political-military ties.
"Laughable" candidate for US AMB to Greece appears to clear Senate hearings
"Laughable" candidate for US AMB to Greece…
"Laughable" candidate for US AMB to Greece appears to clear Senate hearings
When the White House nominated late last year George Tsunis, a Greek-American millionaire hotel developer and Democratic party donor, as the next US Ambassador to Greece, media reports broke into laughs. Tsunis had resoundingly bangled an earlier nomination by Barak Obama for serving as ambassador to Norway. Tsunis was also cited as knowing next to nothing about Hellas past spinach pie and the Parthenon. Foreign policy experts and former US diplomats added their own deep doubts about the Ole Joe’s wisdom in choosing Tsunis for the post at a time of US-Greek relations entering a period of upgraded political-military ties.