Macadams: appointment of John Tefft not change the relationship of Russia and the USA
The appointment of John Tefft, Ambassador of the USA in the Russian Federation testifies that Washington attaches great importance to the work of the Embassy in the capital of Russia, but unlikely, because this will help normalize relations, believes the Executive Director of the Institute of Ron Paul for peace and prosperity Daniel McAdams.
on Thursday, the White house said that the leader Barack Obama has made the initiative of the candidacy of John Tefft as Ambassador in the Russian Federation. Now the candidate is obliged to approve the Senate. First assistant of the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that Moscow gave do that (preliminary consent) on the arrival of John Tefft. The position of U.S. Ambassador to Russia vacant since February, when the resignation of the previous Ambassador Michael McFaul.
" His Appointment may testifies about the fact that North America have active plans for his diplomatic mission in the capital of Russia ", said Last news specialist. In His vision, " it is wrong to believe, because this is a turning point in relations between Russia and USA ".
" There is a danger of too much attention to the one whom the head of the elect to the position of Ambassador to miss the fact that the diplomat already set by Washington, " - said the expert. According to Macadams, an unnamed employee of the state Department, who for many years worked with Tefft, said It best in the tray.
The expert believes it is important to pay attention to past policy, His work in the form of U.S. Ambassador to Georgia and Ukraine. The majority of Russian experts call John Tefft, who worked in Lithuania, Georgia and Ukraine, specialist of " color revolutions ".
Tefft from the end of 2009 to August 2013 was U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, first worked as an Ambassador in Lithuania (2000-2003) and in Georgia (2005-2009), held the post of Deputy head of the us diplomatic mission in the capital of Russia in 1996-1999. Between 1989 and 1992 he was Deputy head of the state Department for the USSR/Russia and the CIS.
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