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Members of "Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change". Presidents that each member served under are listed in brackets []. Notice that this group is bipartisan - classic of the professional diplomats who serve all presidents without party affiliation. Many served both Democratic and Republican administrations. All agree that the current president and administration has seriously and single handedly undermined good work they had accomplished over many decades. LA Times provided names and their biographies.

Avis T. Bohlen — assistant secretary of State for arms control, 1999-2002; deputy assistant secretary of State for European affairs 1989-1991. [George Sr, Clinton, George Jr]

Retired Adm. William J. Crowe Jr. — chairman, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Committee, 1993-94; ambassador to Britain, 1993-97; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1985-89. [Reagan, Clinton]

Jeffrey S. Davidow — ambassador to Mexico, 1998-2002; assistant secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, 1996 [Clinton, George Jr]

William A. DePree — ambassador to Bangladesh, 1987-1990. [Reagan, George Sr]

Donald B. Easum — ambassador to Nigeria, 1975-79. [Carter]

Charles W. Freeman Jr. — assistant secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, 1993-94; ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1989-1992. [George Sr, Clinton]

William C. Harrop — ambassador to Israel, 1991-93; ambassador to Zaire, 1987-1991. [George Sr, Clinton]

Arthur A. Hartman — ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1981-87; ambassador to France, 1977-1981. [Carter, Reagan]

Retired Marine Gen. Joseph P. Hoar — commander in chief of U.S. Central Command, overseeing forces in the Middle East, 1991-94; deputy chief of staff, Marine Corps, 1990-94. [George Sr, Clinton]

H. Allen Holmes — assistant secretary of Defense for special operations, 1993-99; assistant secretary of State for politico-military affairs, 1986-89. [Reagan, Clinton]

Robert V. Keeley — ambassador to Greece, 1985-89; ambassador to Zimbabwe, 1980-84. [Reagan]

Samuel W. Lewis — director of State Department policy and planning, 1993-94; ambassador to Israel, 1977-1985. [Carter, Reagan, Clinton]

Princeton N. Lyman — assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, 1995-98; ambassador to South Africa, 1992-95. [Clinton]

Jack F. Matlock Jr. — ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1987-1991; director for European and Soviet Affairs, National Security Council, 1983-86; ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1981-83. [Reagan, George Sr]

Donald F. McHenry — ambassador to the United Nations, 1979-1981. [Carter, Reagan]

Retired Air Force Gen. Merrill A. McPeak — chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, 1990-94. [George Sr, Clinton]

George E. Moose — assistant secretary of State for African affairs, 1993-97; ambassador to Senegal, 1988-91. [George Sr, Clinton]

David D. Newsom — acting secretary of State, 1980; undersecretary of State for political affairs, 1978-1981; ambassador to Indonesia, 1973-77 [Nixon, Ford, Carter]

Phyllis E. Oakley — assistant secretary of State for intelligence and research, 1997-99. [Clinton]

James Daniel Phillips — ambassador to the Republic of Congo, 1990-93; ambassador to Burundi, 1986-1990. [Reagan, George Sr]

John E. Reinhardt — professor of political science, University of Vermont, 1987-91; ambassador to Nigeria, 1971-75. [Nixon, Reagan, George Sr]

Retired Air Force Gen. William Y. Smith — deputy commander in chief, U.S. European Command, 1981-83. [Reagan]

Ronald I. Spiers — undersecretary-general of the United Nations for Political Affairs, 1989-1992; ambassador to Pakistan, 1981-83. [Reagan, George Sr]

Michael Sterner — deputy assistant secretary of State for Near East affairs, 1977-1981; ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, 1974-76. [Ford, Carter]

Retired Adm. Stansfield Turner — director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1977-1981. [Carter, Reagan]

Alexander F. Watson — assistant secretary of State for Inter-American affairs, 1993-96; deputy permanent representative to the U.N., 1989-1993. [George Sr, Clinton]