And the former US Ambassador to Romania has resigned from the State Department to protest the Bush administration’s discriminatory policies towards gay and lesbian employees. In 2001, Michael Guest became the first openly gay man to be confirmed by the Senate to serve as a US ambassador. At his retirement ceremony, Guest accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of doing nothing to redress policies that discriminate against gay and lesbian employees. He said that gay partners, unlike heterosexual spouses, are not entitled to many benefits including State Department-provided security training, free medical care at overseas posts, guaranteed evacuation in case of a medical emergency, and transportation to overseas posts.