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President Obama last week nominated two more openly gay ambassadors: former HBO executive James Costos, nominated for U.S. ambassador to Spain, and Rufus Gifford, former finance official for the DNC, Obama for America, and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Denmark.

“Ambassador-designate James Costos is a true citizen of the world,” said Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin in a statement. “He has incredible global business experience and is a respected and innovative leader. He has solid business and political relationships at the highest levels and a proven commitment to community, philanthropy, human rights, and democracy that make him an outstanding choice to be the nation’s next ambassador to Spain.”

“Rufus Gifford is a terrific choice to represent our country in Denmark,” Griffin continued. “His demonstrated leadership and unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights will serve him well as he represents America’s interests abroad. I urge the Senate to confirm his nomination.”

If these two are confirmed, the United States will have a total of six openly gay ambassadors around the world. Congratulations, gentlemen!

“No more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are.”

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Obama (2007)

Everything he read from his teleprompter was a lie.

“I still wish I had a dad who was not only around, but involved, another role model to teach me what my mom did her best to instill—values like hard work and integrity, responsibility and delayed gratification... That’s why I try to be, for Michelle and my girls, what my father was not for my mother and me." ”

—President Barack Obama, in his weekly address.

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Le creuset de la création.

“No more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are.”

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Le creuset de la création.

Obama nominates two openly gay U.S. ambassadors

“No more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are.”