En dan heb je ook nog de nieuwe VS-ambassadeur in België
"Bush Bypasses Dems to Name Ambassador
Associated Press 04.04.07, 4:31 PM ET
President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination.
Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The group's TV ads, which claimed that Sen. John Kerry exaggerated his military record in Vietnam, were viewed as a major factor in the Massachusetts Democrat losing the election.
Recognizing Fox did not have the votes to obtain Senate confirmation, Bush withdrew the nomination last month. On Wednesday, with Congress out of town for a spring break, the president used his power to make recess appointments to put Fox in the job without Senate confirmation.
This means Fox can remain ambassador until the end of the next session of Congress, effectively through the end of the Bush presidency."
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/...ap3584249.html
Bush had een dergelijke stunt al eerder gelapt, toen hij John Bolton ook in de vakantie benoemde.
En het zegt ook veel dat het duidelijk minder belangrijk is om diplomatieke ervaring te hebben als je Amerikaans ambassadeur in België wil worden. Wat telt is hoeveel geld je hebt gestort op de bankrekening van Republikeinse "campagneteams" (dit wil zeggen lastercampagneteams).