James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is interesting and very informative. I am not trying to undermine the work Mr. Conlan is doing. It may sound like that, but that is not my intention. It is good to get that type of information.

Let us say that we had a very skilled former Cabinet Minister who served in government, which is pretty much the political and democratic equivalent to being a Secretary General, would that person have a role in being appointed as an ambassador?