Do you want to be an ambassador?
While browsing the July 23rd-27th edition of The Economist (I know, it’s pretty old), I noticed an interesting advertisement on page 87. Among all the ads offering MBA’s and offshore accounts, I noticed the following gem:
HM Ambassador to the Holy See
Salary range: £42,640-£60,405
Apparently, the British government paid Capita Resourcing to find them a replacement for Kathryn Colvin (the current ambassador to the Pope), and Capita decided to post an ad in the Economist… It is certainly an unusual way to pick an ambassador. In the United States, for example, ambassador positions most often appear to be distributed to the President’s friends and business associates. Somehow, the new British model looks better.
Alas, if you are looking for an ambassadorial job, you are too late: the ad closed on August 9th.