President Silanyo is hostage for tribal minded/unethical/ignorant ambassador to UK
Somaliland ambassador in United Kingdom has not healed from the effects civil war that broke in Somaliland from 1994 and lasted in 1997. This ambassador has working relationship for certain personalities based on tribalism, which means he divides Somaliland community into tribal groups that are hostile to each other. A diplomat is a person appointed by a state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and friendly relations. Diplomats are the oldest form of any of the foreign policy institutions of the state, predating by centuries foreign minister ministerial offices. Despite of this reality, this minster occupied for other activities which are unethical to every standards. There are certain criteria when you are appointing for any sort of job and the criteria to be appoint an ambassador is understood involves a composite process. Few examples required for the diplomats is detailed below.
The basic educational requirements of an ambassador include a bachelor’s degree in politics, history or international relations. You should supplement these studies with undergraduate and postgraduate fellowships, and conferences centering on foreign policy matters. A broad spectrum of knowledge on your country and the rest of the world is a vital quality for an ambassador. This information comes in handy during discussions, conferences, and negotiations with diplomats from across the world. Diplomats in posts collect and report information that could affect national interests, often with advice about how the home country government should respond.Then, once any policy response has been decided in the home country’s capital, posts bear major responsibility for implementing it. Diplomats have the job of conveying, in the most persuasive way possible, the views of the home government to the governments to which they are accredited and, in doing so, to try to convince those governments to act in ways that suit home country interests. In this way, diplomats are part of the beginning and the end of each loop in the continuous process through which foreign policy is made. Working experiences is crucial part for the role of ambassadors.
Extensive work credits in the field of foreign services are vital for an ambassador. It provides hands-on experience in the daily dealings in international relations. An internship or post as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO), for example, consular, economic, political and public diplomacy officers prepares you for future careers in foreign relations such as ambassadorship. You need to be at least 21 years old and less than 60 years to qualify as an eligible candidate for a post as a FSO. Careers in embassies and participation in political parties also provide you with the requisite experience in foreign relations. communication is also a core for the criteria of selection. Proper communication skills include both written and spoken language. For an ambassador it relates to imparting relevant information to your country and other diplomatic forums. Good communication skills assist you to properly convey your country’s position on an issue and influence discussions to reflect positively on your country. Literary proficiency in more than one language is an essential tool. In addition to easing communications with other diplomats, it promotes a kind of conviviality, especially during sensitive discussions.
Oral exchange one can suggest more than one could in writing, and if one knows how to listen can also understand the other side better. It is in the oral domain that not only “interests” can be adjusted or comprehended, but also viewpoints, plans and intentions. But oral. Diplomatic communication can only be effective if the conversations are part of an ongoing process, if the talks stretch over a period of time and can be resumed each time when it is necessary. And such conversations will only be effective if the interlocutors, while of a level of responsibility, are not those who hold supreme responsibility. If the top people meet face to face, men or women whose every word risks being the last word, the word without further recourse, most of the time they will not say anything useful because the tension is simply too great. On the other hand, someone who is situated a little lower on the ladder of responsibility can orally explore things much further without compromising anyone but himself, and in this manner he may encounter opportunities which he may either seize or let slip by. Leadership attributes is also essential.
The responsibilities of an ambassador include the management of FSOs and other employees in foreign agencies in the United States. This post requires you to properly coordinate and direct others in the course of their duties. You need to exercise excellent leadership qualities in the application of good judgment in foreign interrelations with other leaders. This determines the results of any decisions affecting your country. Considering ethics standards is also very important while nominating any governmental position, but is ethics.
Ethics and moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct often addressing disputes of moral diversity. Ethics may be divided into three major areas. Meta –ethics about the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions and how their truth values..Normative ethics which means the practical means of determining a moral course of action. Applied ethics which draws upon ethical theory in order to ask what a person is obligated to do in some very specific situation, or within some particular domain of action (such as business)
Apart being tribal minded, Somaliland ambassador in UK did not qualify for any criteria detailed above which are internationally adapted standards. The question is what influence president silanyo to appoint such personality. Time will answer shortly. Another puzzle which required to be answered is what influenced president silanyo to close nearby to those who were lobbying few months ago that president silanyo to stand trial in International Criminal Court in The Hague reason being, the president commit crime against humanity.
In conclusion, Considering the facts detailed above, President silanyo think and turn to anti-clockwise while appointing governmental positions which means the policy the right man for the right job is yet to come. Good example is his foreign minster appointed to look Please read below the outcome of president silanyo meeting with US under secretary, windy Sherman. Media note from office of the Spokesperson in Washington, DC. On April 26, 2013:
Yesterday, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman met with Somali-land administration President Ahmed Silanyo. Under Secretary Sherman and President Silanyo discussed issues of mutual concern, including stability, democracy and governance, and the need to combat al-Shabaab. The United States expressed support for continued dialogue between the Government of Somalia and Somali-land authorities, as took place in Turkey on April 13. The United States reiterated its strong support for a peaceful and united Somali. Therefore, the question of international recognition is not more than a dram at present. It is totally unethical and immoral to appoint a government position for someone who crosses all the borders of morality and reach to the point of persecuting his president in front of international criminal Court in The Hague (ICC). The allegation that president silanyo only lobby to secure and appoint government positions to those who speak shame about him. Without naming them, Somaliland public are very aware to those that I mean. In fact, they are over dozens.
Ismail Yusuf.