On the recordJuly 1, 1962
My own feeling is that there is a place for the non-career Ambassador--not for political reasons, but when he happens to be the best man available.
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presidency.ucsb.eduMy own feeling is that there is a place for the non-career Ambassador--not for political reasons, but when he happens to be the best man available.
Excerpts from Address at a Meeting of the American foreign Service Association.
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