Re: Mr. Kiesling forgets
Chris,
Just so I'm clear: my "disgust" with Mr. Kiesling is not with his dissent, but with the timing of said dissent. After all, unless he is fired for insubordination in the meantime, he is planning to hold his current position until March 7th.
"I am writing you to submit my resignation from the Foreign Service of the United States and from my position as Political Counselor in U.S. Embassy Athens, effective March 7."
As to whether or not those in the State Department should be espousing personal views, I guess you and I will just have to disagree. But in my view, those persons who represent this country to the rest of the world (diplomats, soldiers, etc.) have a special obligation to keep personal views personal, lest others mistake the official positions of the U.S. government.
BR
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