John Sarbanes: “Which is, of course, a very important stepping stone on the career of a Foreign Service officer. I take it that…”

“Which is, of course, a very important stepping stone on the career of a Foreign Service officer. I take it that currently, the DCM is regarded as a ``management official.'' Even though the deputy chief of mission is not involved in labor-management negotiations, or in developing department-wide personnel policies, he or she does administer an Embassy. So the question then is, should you keep someone who has been an officer in the Foreign Service Association from being able to accept such a position? I don't think we should. I do think they should be prohibited from becoming involved with labor-management negotiations.”