Missing ambassadors: U.S. lacks top representatives in half of Mideast
It is damaging US interests – and Russian influence is growing, former US envoy Dan Shapiro said.
(Front R-L) JORDAN’S KING Abdullah II, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, US President Donald Trump, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a photo during Arab- Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in May 2017(photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: