PLUM JOB Or Pain-in-the-Neck?

Published December 17, 2008

The posting of United States ambassador to Canada has long been one of the most sought-after positions in the American foreign service. But according to some experts on U.S.–Canada relations, that is no longer the case.

"There is nobody clamouring for the job, and that silence is incredibly interesting," said Christopher Sands, a senior fellow specializing in Canada-U.S. issues at the Hudson Institute, a Washington, D.C. based...