I love this scene. It reminds me of the time I got to meet Sir Christopher Meyer in early 2003. He was the UK Ambassador to the US at the time this episode aired.

Roger Rees as Lord Marbury was incredibly funny but also extremely thoughtful, plus his interactions with John Spencer's Leo were so well executed.

Lord John Marbury: "So, it's come down to this, has it? A fight to the death. Mano a mano, man to man. Just you and me and my *GUARDS!"*

Roger Rees! R.I.P.

That was a great joke of Britain getting beaten by Argentina

GERALD!!,….. I feel for Leo, every time he yells it 🤣😂🤣😂

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1:52 Bartlett to a British bloke: “-and you got beaten by Argentina.” Marbury: “….Oh.” That Falklands reference had me giggling 😂

Thailand just got offended 😂 King Rama IX would have been nicer. And it should have been Her Britannic Majesty (It's in a British Passport)

Maybe even more than the writing, I love how this show nailed the casting. From the main and supporting cast to recurring characters and especially guest stars too. Just spot on.

Citizenship, an informed citizenship, is key to a thriving democracy. But it isn’t government or businesses that are bad it’s people. Making informed opinions based on truth, facts is important we have much more in common than what divides us

John Marbury is a Marquess (at least in one of the non-contradicting conversations he has about his peerage,) so it should actually be: The Most Honourable John, Lord Marbury, Marquess of Croye and request you accept his credentials from Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the Ambassador of the Court of St. James Or something closer to that effect. Great Britain in and of itself doesn't have an Ambassador to the US, the King or Queen does-technically.

I would absolutely love to get sloshed with Lord Marbury. Roger Rees nailed that character.

Nobody cares about your stupid queen cosplay fairy tail bullshit. Its 2023

"You were beaten by Argentina." A+ line.

Ladies and gentlemen, the sublime and extraordinary Roger Rees. R.I.P.

It's worth mentioning that there's a joke when Lord Marbury gets informed that hewas beaten by Argentina. You'll notice that the actor seems to be at a loss for words for a second. That's because, since1982, the relationship between the two countries got strained by the Argentinians invading some british possessions, the Falkland Islands. The British promptly kicked them out in a ten week campaign.

Gerald!

Why did the writers refer to Great Britain rather than the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)? I'm just curious. Ignorance or deliberate?

Sadly, Welsh actor John Rees, who plays Lord John Marbury, passed on 10 July 2015 at the age of 71.

I'm 100% sure Marbury knew why he was last, but Bartlett just wanted to fuck with him anyway

'.....they say a statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years....' Goddamn. What a great line! I wish I'd said that! This show was so well written. By that I mean, it was written for ADULTS...not kids.

It would be amazing if the current , intellect was reflected in the factual discourse of the USA representatives……

Long Live Archie.

Roger Rees, Oliver Platt and John Amos are the three greatest recurring characters in this series, which is saying a lot.

Marbury is the most underrated character.

This scene feels like it hits a little different now…

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I like how he tests their patience one way or another before confirming them.

This is how men in power should act. What has happened to our country?

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What a beautiful video. How blessed you are Doug to have such precious memories of a Godly marriage filled with love.

Had to look it up...plen·i·po·ten·ti·ar·y a person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country.

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They dumbed down the Marbury role in later episodes which was disappointing.

Lord John Marbury is a great character. He comes across as a lecherous drunk (which he is) but is also a brilliant diplomatic mind.

It’s always good to get outside opinions. But it’s good to see that rational people don’t lose their head when they hear an opinion they may not like or disagree with.

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I like the moment when Jed forgets his pen and has to retrieve it from the Resolute Desk.

Honestly, why even bother uploading to KZfaq when the video quality is so terrible?

i always wonder what kid of gifts does the White House give to a new ambassador. I mean it's not like a coffee mug from the gift shop. And i wonder if it's always the same or does it change based on the country or the president at the time and who picks it out. I love these little BTS moments of the White House

Telling the British Ambassador "you got beat by Argentina" ...and his reply is "Oh! erm, well, yes..."

After 4 years of Trump the entire White House is 240p

The quality of this is absolute *CRAP.* I couldn't even watch, it's so fucking bad. -1

Mr President, I present to you xxxxyz who either swallowed someone's load, or raised someone a ton of money....no different than our Ambassadors.

@1:54 "You got beaten by Argentina.." Took me a couple of rewatches to get that joke.

Marbury turned out to be right. Hypersonic missiles. The back-and-forth of offensive/defensive capability development continues.

LOL @ "You got beat by Argentina!" HAHAHAHA!

*If I remember right...the 'House of Lords' is being allowed to 'die out' due it's hereditary 'Titles' being irrelevant in the modern World...when the last of the current batch is gone, the 'Lordship' title will become a relic*