Earle Scarlett is a Jamaican born U.S. diplomat with global experience; diplomatic postings include: Cameroon, Brazil (twice), Philippines, Ex-Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Charge' d'Affaires a.i. in Ireland. Postings at the State Department include: China and Somalia Desks. As Lecturer, he was a State Department Dean Rusk Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University where he subsequently was examiner for Master’s theses in foreign affairs. In the U.S. State Department, he was Director of Training for Political Officers at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Scarlett was also Advisor for International Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base where he taught at the Air War College.

After a 30 year career in diplomacy he has taught and lectured at the following institutions: University of Bologna (2005-2010), Emory University (2004), University of Georgia, Columbia University, Georgia Technical University, and Lynn University. Before entering the Foreign Service he taught Political Science and International Relations at Loyola-Marymount University Los Angeles.

Scarlett was educated in Jamaica, US, France, and UK.

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Verbal effluence from the White House must not be countenanced

Reports of the leader of the free world using vile language when describing Haiti, El Salvador, and Africa seem plausible. Not surprising, his senior team members call his utterances merely “impassioned”and “tough” language.
Apparently opting for scatology over sagacity, the occupant of the Oval Office went to the pits for his reported unsavoury characterisation of the two countries and a continent as “places of excrement” — as a friend euphemistically calls it.
The fallout is immeasurable at this time, but will certainly complicate US foreign relations in the short run. At a minimum, allies and friends are caught off balance, detractors poised to exploit the situation, and recipients of the lingual lash temporarily confounded.


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