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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Bilow who wrote (61354)12/12/2002 7:58:42 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Carl - the shorthand expression "the US signed such and such a treaty" doesn't mean that an Ambassador affixed a non-binding signature to it.

It's a term of art. When used without disclaimer, it means that the US is a signatory to the treaty. I have already explained that this means that the US is actually a party to the treaty.

If Carl Bilow signed a treaty, we wouldn't say "the US signed the treaty," even though you are a US citizen. An ambassador can't bind the US anymore than you can. Ambassadors probably wear fancier clothes to work than you do and get to ride around in limousines at the taxpayers' expense, but at the end of the day, their signature on a treaty doesn't mean the US signed the treaty, any more than your signature would.

Saying "the US signed the treaty" is playing very fast and loose with the truth, and exhibits a reckless or conscious disregard for the meaning of terms which have precise meanings.
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