A diplomat for animals and plants. Alrighty then.
What exactly does an animal and plant diplomat do? Seems like a job for a crazy person … just sayin’.
Look, even Glenn Kessler is covering it:
From WaPo:In a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals @dino_grandoni @vanessamontzz @maxinejoselow https://t.co/WlWI1b23Ug
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) September 29, 2022
As temperatures rise and habitats shrink, hundreds of thousands of plant and animal species around the world are at risk of vanishing.
Because of course it’s a climate change thing. Keep going.
For the first time, the United States is designating a special diplomat to advocate for global biodiversity amid what policymakers here and overseas increasingly recognize as an extinction crisis.
Monica Medina is taking on a new role as special envoy for biodiversity and water resources, the State Department announced Wednesday. She currently serves as the department’s assistant secretary for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs.
Ahem, she’s also Ronald Klain’s wife. Cute how they left that out, right?
The appointment underscores the Biden administration’s desire to protect land and waters not just at home but to also conserve habitats abroad.
HA HA HA HA HA HA.Wow.
