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Let's play: If you were appointed as a U.S. Ambassador, which posts would you think of as exciting, and which sound utterly boring? -- (link)

Posted by Max Apr 10 '17, 14:54

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States (en.wikipedia.org)

Responses:

Boring - Iceland. Exciting - too many to count. -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 15:28 3
- Oh, boring: Bangladesh. Someone I worked with had to live there some time as Australia's representative on the World Jute Council, which is HQd there - Roger More Apr 10, 15:34 2
  - I imagine Bangladesh being like the bad neighborhood of India. -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 15:36 1
    - they did have a good concert 45 years ago -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:44
I want to go to the Court of [Susan] Saint James :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:09
I'd want Hong Kong or Germany. Pass on Venezuela. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 15:06
exciting? Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Israel, China, a few others. prestigious? a G20 nation, boring? Namibia -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:05 4
- all the Stans will keep you busy -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:11
- More boring: Nepal -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 15:06 2
  - not if you are a mountain climber my friend -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:11 1
    - or own a ruby mine -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:12
Strongbad for 1st US Ambassador to Bora Bora. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 15:03
And we haven't filled the Ambassador to Canada? - amoxy Apr 10, 14:57 3
- some Canadian was floating the rumor that he was considering Sarah Palin for the post -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:01 1
  - He really wants to start a war with Canada. -- nm - . Apr 10, 15:08
- "Whoa! Your girl is *hot*. The PM has scored! Watch out for Jared though." -- nm - Billy Bush, Ambassador to Canada Apr 10, 15:01
Send me to Australia, New Zealand or The Netherlands with tasty snacks, a cool buzz and Im fine. -- nm* - Jovian Apr 10, 14:57
Exciting? China Boring? Fiji -- nm - amoxy Apr 10, 14:56 3
- I was just looking at Fiji as interesting at least (due to Moana recency); I would hop around from island to island learning archaeology and languages. -- (edited) - Max Apr 10, 14:59 2
  - Or maybe to Yap? This is from my summary of our December lecture by Dr. James Snead on Paths, Trails, and Roads. - Meg Apr 10, 15:06 1
    - Now I know wherever I get a house, I'm going to build war paths around it. -- nm - Max Apr 10, 15:11

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