Tag: ambassadors

Incoming President Trump has ordered the “immediate” removal of all ambassadors appointed by President Obama, in a departure from usual protocol. When Obama took office in 2008, there were no openly gay ambassadors representing the US – and the President sought to counter the lack of representation by appointing a string of out ambassadors to countries around the world. Among gay ambassadors appointed by President Obama are Rufus Gifford (Denmark), John Berry (Australia), Daniel Baer (Austria), James Costos (Spain), and Wally...