US failure to name Australian ambassador is 'diplomatic insult', says former deputy PM
Tim Fischer, who once served as Australia's deputy prime minister, has levelled a sharp rebuke at Washington over the vacant ambassadorial post.
Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has condemned the United States for leaving the position of American ambassador to Australia unfilled, describing the situation as a "diplomatic insult" to the country.
Fischer, who previously served as Australia's ambassador to the Holy See, said the failure to appoint a senior diplomatic representative reflected poorly on Washington's regard for one of its closest and longest-standing allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
The criticism underscores growing unease in Australian political circles about the state of the bilateral relationship, with the vacant post seen by some senior figures as a signal of indifference from the American side toward a partnership that has historically been regarded as among the strongest in the Western alliance.
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