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→Ambassador to Russia
==Ambassador to Russia==
==Ambassador to Russia==
Michael McFaul was the architect of the Obama/Clinton “Russian Reset”, that eventually led McFaul to becoming the Ambassador to Russia.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/world/europe/29envoy.html</ref> McFaul immediately caused quite a bit of controversy while in Russia as he indulged with various anti-Putin operatives. McFaul, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow from 2012-2014, was accused by Russian state television of seeking to orchestrate the overthrow of President [[Vladimir Putin]] after hosting opposition activists and [[Kremlin]] critics at the embassy in his second day on the job.<ref>http://www.politico.eu/article/tim-barrow-invisible-ambassador-russia-eu-diplomacy-brexit/</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/29/michael-mcfaul-twitter-attack-russia</ref>
Michael McFaul immediately caused quite a bit of controversy while in Russia as he indulged with various anti-Putin operatives. McFaul, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow from 2012-2014, was accused by Russian state television of seeking to orchestrate the overthrow of President [[Vladimir Putin]] after hosting opposition activists and [[Kremlin]] critics at the embassy in his second day on the job.<ref>http://www.politico.eu/article/tim-barrow-invisible-ambassador-russia-eu-diplomacy-brexit/</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/29/michael-mcfaul-twitter-attack-russia</ref>
On the heels of the 2011 [[WikiLeaks]] [[State Department]] Cables release, McFaul was kicked out of Russia:
On the heels of the 2011 [[WikiLeaks]] [[State Department]] Cables release, McFaul was kicked out of Russia:
''5. [[National Security Council]] Senior Director for Russia Michael McFaul has cleared on this cable.''<ref>https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/10MOSCOW305_a.html</ref> }}
''5. [[National Security Council]] Senior Director for Russia Michael McFaul has cleared on this cable.''<ref>https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/10MOSCOW305_a.html</ref> }}
It should also be noted that Ambassador McFaul’s friend, [[Natalia Veselnitskaya]], was initially denied an entry visa into the United States in 2016 and appealed her situation to the U.S. District Court of New York. She was granted a parole letter allowing her to enter the United States on behalf of a client.
It should also be noted that Ambassador McFaul’s friend, [[Natalia Veselnitskaya]], was initially denied an entry visa into the United States in 2016 and appealed her situation to the U.S. District Court of New York. She was granted a parole letter allowing her to enter the United States on behalf of a client.
==Color Revolution==
==Color Revolution==