Ambassador Up-date

Question:  What do Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia , Cameroon, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France & Monaco, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy & San Marino, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mauritius & Seychelles, Morocco, Netherland, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain & Andorra, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland & Liechtenstein, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Yemen? 

Answer:  We have NO AMBASSADORS in these countries!    

We do have many Ambassadors who remained in their roles from the Obama administration.  The idea that ALL Ambassadors were fired by Trump isn't actual accurate.  Some of the nations that have retained Obama appointed Ambassadors are actually important like Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Colombia--four nations that we have tremendous industrial and agricultural ties with through our NAFTA economic cooperation treaty.  Also there's Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, and Libya--all critical allies in our current morass confronting Islamic extremist terrorism.

Trump has actually placed 5 Ambassadors to represent the United State's interest. 

Terry Branstad (former Governor of Iowa) is his Ambassador in China,

Todd Haskell (a career foreign diplomat) is his Ambassador in the Republic of Congo,

Tulinabo Slama Mushingi (a career foreign diplomat) is his Ambassador to both Guinea-Bissau and Senegal,

Scott Brown (former Senator from Massachusetts) is his Ambassador to New Zealand

and,

William Hagerty IV (a private equity investment firm founder) is his Ambassador to Japan.