Yesterday, I wrote this diary and because of the hype over the debate last night, It was knock off the list very fast. So, I decided to repost this important information. 200 Former Diplomats endorsed Barack Obama yesterday before the first debate between Mr. Obama and Mr. Mccain.
In time for tonight's first presidential debate, more than 200 former ambassadors and other diplomats formally endorsed Sen. Barack Obama.
The Obama campaign just released the "open letter to the American people," which was signed by both political appointees and civil servants.
"We are supporting Senator Barack Obama because of his judgment, experience and ability to inspire people to come together around a common purpose," the letter said. "Senator Obama's talents offer an historic opportunity; for the sake of America's security and standing in the world, we must seize it.
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Not surprisingly, among the names on the list are well-known Democratic foreign-policy figures, such as former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright and Warren Christopher. Mrs. Albright supported Sen. Hillary Clinton in the primaries. But there are also retired career diplomats who have served both Democratic and Republican administrations: William Harrop, Daniel Kurtzer, Edward Gnehm and Edward Walker, among others.
"As former diplomats, we believe it is past time that we had a president with the judgment and confidence -- in himself, our diplomatic corps and our values -- to talk directly to America's adversaries with due preparation but without preconditions," they wrote.
In June, the American Academy of Diplomacy, whose membership includes some of the people who signed today's letter, urged both Mr. Obama and his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, to commit to reducing significantly the number of political ambassadorial appointments when either of them becomes president.
Nicholas Kralev, diplomatic correspondent,
The Washington Times
Also, Dennis Ross, senior middle east policy adviser, recently spoke to voters in Montgomery County about his relationship with Barack.
Dennis has worked on middle east issues in the Reagan administration, the George H.W. Bush administration and most recently in Bill Clinton's administration. Throughout his entire political career, Dennis has always been non-partisan and has never spoken out for one presidential candidate. This year, he changed his mind and is now working to help elect Barack Obama.
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