An ambassador embodies attention. Their presence indicates priority. Their absence—especially when prolonged—suggests something else.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blogs/imbricatedchaos/20180512/from-the-prison-cells-of-guantanamo-bay-to-embassy-in-seoul
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blogs/imbricatedchaos/20180205/cracking-the-cha-mystery
Here are two of my articles concerning the previous enormous gap in the appointment of an ambassador to Korea.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blogs/imbricatedchaos/20180512/from-the-prison-cells-of-guantanamo-bay-to-embassy-in-seoul
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blogs/imbricatedchaos/20180205/cracking-the-cha-mystery
Here are two of my articles concerning the previous enormous gap in the appointment of an ambassador to Korea.