Wisma Putra has come up with some explanations about the criteria that the government looks at when considering a politician to be an ambassador.<br /><br />While no names were mentioned, the explanation in response to a parliamentary query comes after many were perplexed by the government’s plans to appoint Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman as ambassador to Indonesia.<br /><br />In the written reply yesterday, it said that any candidate for mission heads - whether career diplomats or political appointees - must pass MACC’s checks to ensure they are free of any issues of integrity.
