The two ambassadors during the Bush Administration, for example, were Tom Schieffer, a former business associate of President Bush, and Robert McCallum Jr., a Bush college friend. In 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close associate and nominee to be U.S. Minister in Canberra, Edward J. Flynn, was forced to withdraw his nomination for the position following difficulties in the senate confirmation process. The actor Fess Parker was offered the post in 1985 by Ronald Reagan, after representing Reagan at an event in Australia.
For example, during the Bush Administration, Tom Schieffer and Robert McCallum Jr. served as ambassadors, with Schieffer being a former business companion of President Bush and McCallum Jr. being a Bush college classmate. In 1942, Edward J. Flynn, a close associate and nominee for U.S. Minister in Canberra under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was forced to withdraw his nomination due to issues during the senate confirmation process. Fess Parker was offered the post in 1985 by Ronald Reagan after attending an event with him in Australia.