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It is, in the view of foreign-policy experts and diplomats, a peculiar choice in an odd place. Veterans could not recall another RCMP officer named as an ambassador, and his posting to Amman is neither sumptuous nor simple: the country, key to Middle East stability, is suffering turbulence with its ruler, King Abdullah, delicately balancing complex political forces.
The appointment – viewed by some as another sleight by a government that has little trust in the foreign service – is doubly unusual because Supt. Saccomani essentially holds middle-manager rank in the Mounties, but his time spent travelling with and protecting …
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