Biden has no ambassador appointments yet while Trump and Obama had over 200 at this point! That seems odd.
From Politico
WHITE HOUSE SWEATS CONFIRMATION PACE — It’s been nearly eight months, and the Biden administration does not have a single ambassador to a country confirmed. For comparison, GEORGE W. BUSH had 64 ambassadors confirmed at this point in his term. Now White House officials say there’s genuine concern that as of this week, President JOE BIDEN is trailing behind Trump in terms of Senate-confirmed appointees, and is nearly 200 appointees behind BARACK OBAMA and GEORGE W. BUSH — giving Biden the worst record of confirmed appointees in recent history.
I wonder, if for some weird reason, Xiden doesn't have the authority to appoint ambassadors. I have no idea why that might be but worth considering.
That was my first thought too.
he was treated as a foreign dignitary for his 21 gun salute I remember