“I looked at the Federated States of Micronesia....” – Bartlet, The West Wing ... TV Quotes Database

I looked at the Federated States of Micronesia. I can't fire our ambassador.

Why not?

Somebody's going to ask me why I fired him and I'm not gonna be able to come up with the answer they're looking for.

Well, Sam's got you covered.

How?

You're not going to fire the ambassador. You're going to promote him.

To what?

Ambassador to Paraguay.

And what happens to the ambassador of Paraguay?

You make him Ambassador to Bulgaria.

Hey, I like this. Of course, if everybody keeps moving up one, then I get to go home.

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