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I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised by most of the comments critical of the new ambassador not attending the 4th of July celebration especially after it has taken approximately 2 years for him to be approved by the members of Congress.
I’ve lived here about 10 years and read AM Costa Rica fairly regularly. Within the past 2 years I’ve not read any complaints in AM Costa Rica about no ambassador to Costa Rica having been approved by Congress. Two years seems like an extraordinary length of time for Congress to get around to approving a mostly ceremonial appointment.
I would think that you who are complaining would be voicing your outrage about Congress dragging their feet. Another extraordinary aspect of the comments posted addresses the ambassador religion. Many Americans try to portray the USA as a religious country. It is not. Many want religion taught in its public schools, want to see the Nativity setting in government buildings. Where is the respect he’s due for honoring his faith?
Yet, because the ambassador will not be attending the celebration tomorrow because of his faith you choose to criticize him. The ambassador is not obligated to attend the celebration that was created by a group of expats over 40 some years ago.
Remember, for 2 years there was no USA ambassador to Costa Rica because of Congress. If the celebration was held on another day of the week I’m pretty sure he and his family would have attended barring any official business that he would be obligated to tend to. He respectively declined and expressed why he declined. Yes, he and his family will miss a grand opportunity to meet lots of folks and share in the celebration.
I know for a fact that I and many other American expats residing or visiting here will not be attending tomorrow’s celebration and not because of any religious reasons.
I’ve an idea of why there are so many negative comments about the Ambassador. And, those negative comments about the ambassador and insinuations remarks of those that selected him are purely disrespectful.
