Newman chaired George H.W. Bush's campaign in Washington state.[4] At the time of her appointment, she was a realty owner and headed the Association of Washington Business, the state's main business lobbying group. Despite never having been to New Zealand, “Newman felt she was asked to fill the ambassador's post because of her party activism and because of similarities between New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest. ‘New Zealand has a similar climate, they speak English and they are on the Pacific Rim,' she said.”[5]
Senator Paul Sarbanes criticized President Bush for his unusually high percentage of political appointees to ambassadorships. According to the Los Angeles Times:
Bush has announced 42 ambassadorial appointments, of which only 14--one-third of the total--have gone to career diplomats. Of the rest, 21 are strictly political, including several persons who had contributed more than $100,000 to Bush’s campaign coffers; the other seven are legally classified as political because they are not members of the nonpartisan Foreign Service, although they are foreign policy professionals who served in previous Republican administrations.
Newman's appointment was one of three put on hold because they “were judged to be unqualified by the American Academy of Diplomacy.” Cited was that not only was she the State Chair of his campaign, but also that her husband was a major contributor.[6]
Referencesedit
^"New Zealand: a Majestic Nation Suffering From Pacific Isolation". Articles.latimes.com. 1989-08-20. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^Anderson, Jack (1989-09-22). "Overseas Spoils For Gop Loyalists". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^"Della M. Newman (1932–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^Payne, Patti (Dec 3, 2018). "'He really cared:' Local leaders share memories of late President George H.W. Bush". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^Finn, Terry (February 7, 1989). "Seattle realtor asked to be ambassador to New Zealand". UPI. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^Kempster, Norman (July 22, 1989). "High Number of Ambassadorships Go to Bush Friends, Contributors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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della, newman, born, june, 1932, american, businesswoman, served, united, states, ambassador, zealand, samoa, from, 1989, 1992, united, states, ambassador, samoain, office, november, 1989, december, 1992presidentgeorge, bushpreceded, bypaul, matthews, clevelan. Della M Newman born June 6 1932 is an American businesswoman who served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 1989 to 1992 1 2 3 Della M Newman6th United States Ambassador to SamoaIn office November 16 1989 December 21 1992PresidentGeorge H W BushPreceded byPaul Matthews ClevelandSucceeded byJosiah H Beeman V17th United States Ambassador to New ZealandIn office October 25 1989 December 21 1992PresidentGeorge H W BushPreceded byPaul Matthews ClevelandSucceeded byJosiah H Beeman VPersonal detailsBorn 1932 06 06 June 6 1932 age 91 Seattle WashingtonPolitical partyRepublicanNewman chaired George H W Bush s campaign in Washington state 4 At the time of her appointment she was a realty owner and headed the Association of Washington Business the state s main business lobbying group Despite never having been to New Zealand Newman felt she was asked to fill the ambassador s post because of her party activism and because of similarities between New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest New Zealand has a similar climate they speak English and they are on the Pacific Rim she said 5 Senator Paul Sarbanes criticized President Bush for his unusually high percentage of political appointees to ambassadorships According to the Los Angeles Times Bush has announced 42 ambassadorial appointments of which only 14 one third of the total have gone to career diplomats Of the rest 21 are strictly political including several persons who had contributed more than 100 000 to Bush s campaign coffers the other seven are legally classified as political because they are not members of the nonpartisan Foreign Service although they are foreign policy professionals who served in previous Republican administrations Newman s appointment was one of three put on hold because they were judged to be unqualified by the American Academy of Diplomacy Cited was that not only was she the State Chair of his campaign but also that her husband was a major contributor 6 References edit New Zealand a Majestic Nation Suffering From Pacific Isolation Articles latimes com 1989 08 20 Retrieved 2019 03 10 Anderson Jack 1989 09 22 Overseas Spoils For Gop Loyalists The Washington Post Retrieved 2019 03 10 Della M Newman 1932 Office of the Historian Retrieved 15 February 2020 Payne Patti Dec 3 2018 He really cared Local leaders share memories of late President George H W Bush Puget Sound Business Journal Retrieved 15 February 2020 Finn Terry February 7 1989 Seattle realtor asked to be ambassador to New Zealand UPI Retrieved 15 February 2020 Kempster Norman July 22 1989 High Number of Ambassadorships Go to Bush Friends Contributors Los Angeles Times Retrieved 15 February 2020 nbsp nbsp This American diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an American businessperson born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Della M Newman amp oldid 1192702123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
