Diplomat jobs for business & forces brains
OUR business leaders and military chiefs could soon land top diplomatic jobs.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to shake up the system, under which ambassador’s roles traditionally go to senior civil servants.
He will tell think-tank the Policy Exchange: “We must never close our eyes to the approaches and skills of other industries.”
The network boost includes 335 new diplomatic posts overseas, 328 in London and 329 “locally engaged staff ” abroad.
In the US, the President can nominate ambassadors who then have to be approved by the Senate.
Donald Trump made New York Jets owner Woody Johnson his man in London last year.