‘Beyond the pale’: antics of Trump ambassadors highlight crisis in US diplomacy

The US ambassador to Iceland, a dermatologist and major Republican donor, reportedly became so paranoid about his security he asked to carry a gun and to be taken everywhere in an armoured car. Despite the absence of particular security concerns, the embassy in Reykjavik advertised in the local press for bodyguards, to placate the ambassador, Jeffrey Ross Gunter. Gunter’s alleged antics are not an isolated case. A record share of Donald Trump’s…