Political appointments in key missions
Courtesy New Age 27/5/09
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/may/27/fb.html
I started reading your front page news ‘government prefers political appointment in key missions’ (May 24) with interest and ended with disgust. After nearly five months during which key missions have been left without a head of mission (
I was disgusted that such an idea has been given by a professional diplomat. The journalist who interviewed this gentleman should have asked him whether he would have subscribed to such a view when he was serving as a professional diplomat. There is no question that he would not for that would have meant acknowledging that he is incompetent. The ‘theoretical’ base that this government is laying for appointment of ambassadors/high commissioners is being laid by openly telling the professionals of the ministry of foreign affairs that they are incompetent.
On the issue of being alter egos, how do former diplomats who have left the country to become citizens of another country become better alter egos of our prime minister? As alter egos, would they have an access to the prime minister of a regular basis? What would then happen to our poor Dipu Moni? Most importantly, does it mean that in the past 37 years when people like Mostafa Farooq Mohammad as professional diplomats headed missions had been worthless? I am told that this gentleman was a good professional diplomat but I am afraid in his eagerness to sell an un-sellable agenda of the government, he has proven himself no better no worse than a sycophant.
At a time when we are trying to create a digital
The appointment of an expatriate in
All told, I am astounded how a former career diplomat comes out to make a statement denigrating his juniors in a service that I am sure he was proud to serve. This is betrayal to say the least.
Rashed Ahmed
Gulshan,
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