
When an Ambassador's Yacht Becomes a Diplomatic Problem
U.S. Ambassador Tilman Fertitta's $450 million superyacht was rerouted from Venice to Naples after local protests over its planned docking during a major festival. The reroute is settled, but it reveals a gap: diplomacy has no rulebook for managing the political cost when an envoy's personal wealth clashes with local sentiment. What an ambassador displays signals how America is seen.
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