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Alternattiva Demokratika ‘deplores humiliation’ of career diplomats
Alternattiva Demokratika dubs some recent diplomatic appointments “party lackeys”.
22 June 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
Alternattiva Demokratika took umbrage at recent news of new Maltese ambassador, dubbing some of these appointees "simply party lackeys".
AD chairman Arnold Cassola said it was unfortunate that appointees in the diplomatic domain have always been political, "a characteristic of the Maltese two party tribal system".
"Some of these appointees were and are very valid people, others simply party lackeys. The novelty now is that some of these political appointees are substituting career diplomats," Cassola said.
He said, the situation was totally unacceptable.
"The government is not only depriving people who are academically and professionally specialised in this field from their deserved advancement in career, but it is also depriving our country of the best people in this area just to satisfy the ambitions and whims of certain party hacks whose only qualification is their servitude towards their political master of the day."
MaltaToday this week revealed that Labour advisor Marisa Micallef was set to be appointed Malta's ambassador in Washington DC, replacing career diplomat Joseph Cole.
Newsbook, the Church's online organ, has also reported that well-known TV host and one of Malta's top travel agents Norman Hamilton is set to be appointed High Commissioner to the UK while Ray Azzopardi is expected to become ambassador to Belgium.
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Are you serious Alfred Falzon? AD was founded in 1989
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Why speak now?
AD never expressed its concerns on certain nominations by GonziPN , the Ambassador for Jordan and a Ambassador of Malta, currently Honorary Consul for the Republic of Mali????
Does Cassola see himself as one? BTW of what is he a Profs. ???
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Where was AD when following the change in administration in 1987, Ambassadors and career diplomats were transferred from Foreign Affairs to front office Maltapost to sell stamps overnight?
Where was AD when career diplomats were sidelined for years on end, when promotions were given to the selected few, when postings overseas depended depended not on meritocracy but on "political connections" and "personal relations" ? Dear AD all this was happening under your eyes just a few months ago and you well all in a "dream".
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Issa ghandu johrog rapport ta x'gid ghamlu dawn il-career diplomats imbaghad nittkellmu. B'rispett lejk Dr Cassola, jien u l-familjari tieghu niltaqghu aktar minn 40 ruh u nikkuntentaw b'hafna affarijiet li jigru. Inti ivvutawlek 25 ruh u ma tieqafx tpacpac u teqred. Give us a break. We voted for change.
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Who is he AD chairman Arnold Cassola?
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Muscat's meritocracy at it's finest - aka "jobs for the boys".
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This is the same situation Career Diplomats went through exactly after the 1987 election.The only difference is,that nobody mentioned the word humilition at that time.As usual now,another divertion by the opposition to moan about.
