Tefft will not have the opportunity to influence the relations of the Russian Federation and the United States, said Paul J. Saunders
The appointment of John Tefft, Ambassador of the USA to Russia will not be able to change the relationship pairs of countries - the conclusion about the possibility of overcoming differences must be taken to President Barack Obama, said the Executive Director of the Washington expert Centre of national interests Paul Saunders.
certain experts named John Tefft, the former US Ambassador in Lithuania, Georgia and Ukraine, a specialist on the " color revolutions " and tied his Appointment to the deterioration of Russian-American relations.
" John Tefft is very professional career diplomat with broad experience in the field, " said Saunders Last news .
" But the key issue in relations between the US and Russia At the moment - not who is an Ambassador, and what fundamental decisions to take the head of Obama ", - he added.
" If he (Obama) decides to seek to de-escalate and dialogue, Mr. Tefft can make an important contribution. If not, or If Congress will put some measures, Mr. Tefft will face enormous challenges, " - said Saunders.
leader Barack Obama has made the initiative to the Senate candidacy of John Tefft as Ambassador in the Russian Federation. The Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that Moscow gave do that (preliminary consent) on the arrival of John Tefft, the capital of Russia.
Tefft from late 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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