Shortly after John Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States of America, all foreign ambassadors that outgoing president Barack Obama had appointed, were fired and with no concrete replacement ambassadors lined up.
Trump had demanded that every ambassador in Countries across the world, should leave their offices by midday, January 20 (day of his inauguration), with no grace period.
"His transition team had said on 23 December there would be “no exceptions” for ambassadors requesting to extend their postings past Inauguration day, in contrast with other Presidents, even for ambassadors with young children,'' reports the New York Times.
It is common policy, however, that politically appointed ambassadors resign at the start of a new administration. It is less common to have no replacements in line.
As many as 80 ambassadors for countries, agencies and issues - such as the ambassador for global women's issues, were discarded.
The move now threatens leaving many countries without Senate-confirmed envoys for months and cutting off a direct line to the president, and some in countries which have sensitive relations to the US.
So far, few appointments have been made. South Carolina governor Nikki Hayley is ambassador to the United Nations, replacing Samantha Power.
Bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman is ambassador to Israel and Iowa Gov Terry Branstad is ambassador to China.
Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump, has reportedly expressed interest in becoming ambassador for the Czech Republic.
According to the New York Times, the president of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman, expressed his support, saying: "They could not send a better US ambassador to Prague".