Role is to do the president’s bidding

Published 9:00 pm Monday, August 7, 2006

From the selected letters The Herald has been publishing, there appears to be a great number of readers who have no conception of the duties of the ambassador to the United Nations. These writing readers are criticizing Mr. John Bolton for doing his job, which is to do the bidding of the president of the United States of America. Mr. Bolton presents the policy of the U.S. as dictated by our president; he does not formulate policy, nor does any other ambassador.

Mr. Bolton is just the kind of ambassador we’ve needed in the U.N. for a long time. He does his duty very well and presents the policy of the U.S. in easily understood, but no uncertain terms.

The Herald will be doing its readers a great service if they educate them on this point.

Archie Whisman

Edmonds