An op-ed by Elisabeth Piller, a German professor, considered the long-standing tradition of sending U.S. scholars and university presidents to Germany as ambassadors. Amy Gutmann’s “standing as an esteemed political philosopher and university president uniquely positions her to help achieve Biden’s goal of rebuilding alliances,” Piller wrote.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/07/07/joe-biden-is-sending-an-academic-germany-heres-why-it-might-pay-off/ The Washington Post