Applications for ambassadors

[jdd2007]

IF WE END UP HAVING THIS POSITION

I would like to apply for an ambassadorship. I plan on running for office next term, and being an ambassador would give me experience in holding a position. As soon as we have an embassy in Washington or Paris, I would like to become the official contact of Apolytonia.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Oh, sure, now he's not going to pick you.

Why would he give experience to a future competitor?

JK

[rendelnep]

i might consider a ambassadorial role but prefably with a civilization yet to be discovered asnd not destined for the slaughterhouse and I need a clearly defined role

[UnOrthOdOx]

I cannot commit to being present in turn chats due to my work schedule, but would happily represent our fair nation to whomever you would like to send me to.

I bet I could even keep my warmongering tendencies aside long enough to have a civilized conversation with one of our enem..., er, uh, I mean, friendly neighbors.

[Fatwreck]

If there is room for me, then I would really like to bee an ambassador for any nation that you see fit...

[jdd2007]

Soon, I shall run for FAM. If elected, I will make sure that we have ambassadors, and that we will work together. If I win, I will make even a position of Senior Ambassador, or Director of State Affairs or something, that is in charge of ambassadors. This goes along with the idea of having departments led by the minister. Sn00py, should I win, will be offered this position first.

[ThePlagueRat]

Why elect ambassadors ? They have no decision power. Nobody cares who they are, or which political party they belong to. They will only be your extended arm. And useful in such an aspect. Just hire some!

I encourage people who regularily downloads the .sav file to apply, although I am kinda busy doing other things... (sorry)

[ThePlagueRat]

Originally posted by jdd2007
Soon, I shall run for FAM. If elected, I will make sure that we have ambassadors, and that we will work together. If I win, I will make even a position of Senior Ambassador, or Director of State Affairs or something, that is in charge of ambassadors. This goes along with the idea of having departments led by the minister. Sn00py, should I win, will be offered this position first.

Dream on, compadre...
Some cultural freaks from the DIA will ruin such a complex bueracracy, when they win.

Anyway, what would this Director do?

[Epistax]

I have an idea on how to pick ambassador's. Since its an apointment and not a vote, each prespective amdassador could write up a sample report of one of the current nations, with every detail they feel important. This could be evaluated by the minister, and they'd pick their favorite choices. They'd be assigned to a nation by the minister. If it is felt another nation is more important (and there aren't enough recruits), they can be withdrawn from that nation and sent to another.

hey hey

[Ninot]

As I have said, I am for the Foreign Minister deciding on his ambassadors, not by other ministers who have better things to do.

I would have the Minister deciding as he wishes, and just putting people to work without discretion. But if there are TOO many applicants, then I would have the FM choose by his lonesom, or have EVERYONE vote, or have MInisters only vote. But I doubt there will be too many applicants.

[kring]

Originally posted by rendelnep
i might consider a ambassadorial role but prefably with a civilization yet to be discovered asnd not destined for the slaughterhouse and I need a clearly defined role

The end goal for many is that all civs suffer that fate.

[jdd2007]

hopefully they will, if the right people get elected...

[LordImpact]

spoken like a true warhawk!
Well it looks like quite a few people have volunteered for this post, close to 15 i think. Provided noone else applies, there should be no real competition. If Ninot picks his ambassadors before the election, will you replace them jdd and sn00py? And if he doesnt, will you take this list of volunteers into consideration when you chose ambassadors? What exactly would be the term limit of the ambassadors anyway? Would each new FM choose new ambassadors?

[jdd2007]

i dont think Ninot will pick any, but if he does, i will trust him with the positions. if he doesnt, i will definitely take the list into consideration.

the ambassadors should be able to keep their positions next term as long as there is not any competion for the position and they have all done their duties well.

[Ninot]

I doubt I would pick any ministers as well.

But I wanna get this institution going the right way atleast. I would HATE to be the Foreign Minister if my predeccesor left me with nothing much to use and too much to do.