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Q: Did President Barack Obama immediately fire all Bush-appointed ambassadors “the day he was elected office”?

A: No. As is the custom, Obama immediately replaced most — not all — of Bush’s politically appointed ambassadors. Obama did not remove any of the career appointees to ambassadorships.

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