Barack Obama is adhering to the long-standing practice of appointing big-money campaign fundraisers to serve as U.S. Ambassadors.
Late last evening, the White House quietly put out a list of 12 individuals Mr. Obama intends to nominate to represent the U.S. in foreign capitals.
Only three of the 12 are career foreign service officers; a fourth is in the foreign commercial service.
But a check by CBS News shows that at least four others played important financial roles in the Obama campaign, bundling contributions in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- John V. Roos, nominee to be Ambassador to Japan. Bundled contributions of at least $500,000
- Charles, H. Rivkin, nominee to be Ambassador to France. Bundled contributions of at least $500,000.
- Louis B. Susman, nominee to be Ambassador to Britain. Bundled contributions of between $100,000 and $200,000.
- Laurie S. Fulton, nominee to be Ambassador to Denmark. Bundled contributions of between $100,000 and $200,000.
These nominees have distinguished careers, but not in diplomacy. Roos and Fulton are top lawyers. Susman is a retired investment banking executive. Rivkin is a Hollywood CEO who once ran the Jim Henson Company, home of The Muppets. He was also a Democratic Convention delegate for then-Candidate Obama. - CBS News Story
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