The treatment of US ambassador Marie Yovanovitch — disparaged by President Donald Trump and abruptly recalled from Ukraine — exemplifies what current and former US officials describe as a campaign by Trump against career diplomats.A veteran diplomat who has led the US embassies in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine, Yovanovitch’s stint as ambassador in Kiev was cut short when she was recalled to Washington in May as Trump allies levelled unsubstantiated charges of disloyalty and other allegations against her.Former deputy secretary of state Bill Burns, a career foreign service officer who served in top diplomatic posts under Republican and Democratic presidents, …read more
Source:: Gulf times
