Thanks for these observations. May I... --- ...make a general point? Multitasking is an asset, not a liability. That is what all Heads of Missions are required to do, and their DCMs as well. In fact the essence of diplomacy is just that -- how to find linkages and connections between disparate issues, to advance one's own case, by offering something the other side seeks -- and that is usually on another subject track....This is also the real argument against too much reliance on 'experts', because they don't know the range of subjects that are usually at play in a bilateral or regional relationship. And ML dip is always about finding connections. Do please think this over.

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