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**NudiJuicervich** · 05-20-2011, 12:34 AM

(I knew I’d regret that post)…

I mean you no disrespect. I can’t crawl in his mind any more than you. I’m not saying I agree.

Does the man like China over say Zambia or Paraguay? Probably. There is an argument there. That’s my point.

I can say the same thing for sending an Irishman to be the Irish ambassador. If there was a 50/50 coin toss decision, does he root for Ireland or America? That little 1% is what I’m talking about. I can’t crawl in his mind and say he would root for the United States any more than you. I think he would root for the US and I think you would too.

Sorry you took offence. Jeez.

(bolding added). The US does not send Irishmen to be the US Ambassador to Ireland as being an Irishman formally speaking means being a citizen of Ireland. They are US citizens of Irish descent. Gary Locke is not a Chinese citizen and China does not recognise dual citizenship.

One can appreciate and enjoy their ancestry and any bonds it creates with it and not have a loyalty problem. I see no reason why a person like John M. Koenig can't be the current Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Berlin given his ancestry (it's a German surname meaning 'King') or why all the Ambassadors of British descent going back to John Adams himself were anymore questionable rather than advantageous when being appointed US Ambassador to the UK.

05-20-2011, 12:34 AM	#14
NudiJuicervich Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 570 Senior Member	(I knew I’d regret that post)… I mean you no disrespect. I can’t crawl in his mind any more than you. I’m not saying I agree. Does the man like China over say Zambia or Paraguay? Probably. There is an argument there. That’s my point. I can say the same thing for sending an Irishman to be the Irish ambassador. If there was a 50/50 coin toss decision, does he root for Ireland or America? That little 1% is what I’m talking about. I can’t crawl in his mind and say he would root for the United States any more than you. I think he would root for the US and I think you would too. Sorry you took offence. Jeez. (bolding added). The US does not send Irishmen to be the US Ambassador to Ireland as being an Irishman formally speaking means being a citizen of Ireland. They are US citizens of Irish descent. Gary Locke is not a Chinese citizen and China does not recognise dual citizenship. One can appreciate and enjoy their ancestry and any bonds it creates with it and not have a loyalty problem. I see no reason why a person like John M. Koenig can't be the current Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Berlin given his ancestry (it's a German surname meaning 'King') or why all the Ambassadors of British descent going back to John Adams himself were anymore questionable rather than advantageous when being appointed US Ambassador to the UK.
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