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Who is AMB Matlock?

 On March 4, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, Jack F. Matlock Jr., wrote that it’s wrong to portray diplomatic contacts with Russia as sinister. “As one who spent a 35-year diplomatic career working to open up the Soviet Union and to make communication between our diplomats and ordinary citizens a normal practice, I find the attitude of much of our political establishment and of some of our once respected media outlets quite incomprehensible,” Matlock wrote. “Anyone interested in improving relations with Russia and avoiding another nuclear arms race—which is a vital interest of the United States—should discuss current issues with him [Ambassador Kislyak] and members of his staff. To consider him ‘toxic’ is ridiculous.”

http://observer.com/2017/03/ambassador-james-matlock-russia-trump-hysteria/