Ronald Reagan actually said...

The title is retained for life, and, after all, when you come down to the Embassies, the Ambassadors are the personal representatives of the President.

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Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Margaret M. Heckler to Be United States Ambassador to Ireland

09/30/1985

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