Pickering has served every president honorably in high positions since the Gerald Ford days. If any prominent figure should have bipartisan trust it’s Pickering.
Now 80 years old - Thomas R. Pickering "......His four decade long career in Foreign Service included ambassadorships in Russia (1993–1996), India (1992–1993), United Nations (1989–1992), Israel (1985–1988), El Salvador (1983–1985), Nigeria (1981–1983), and Jordan (1974–1978). Additionally, he served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1997 to 2000. He holds the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service......."