I already expressed my opinion about the superiority of the American education system. The attached sketch is another argument

Hard-Charging Doctor Emanuel Adds Perspective to Obama Health Care Team - NYTimes.com

From: https://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/01/brunswick_north_carolina_grou..., an excellent Blog of the Biologist MZ Myers

A Taxonomy of Scientific Appointments

..at least in the United states of America.  In continental Europe, and especially in Italy, we are used to changing governments, without a lot of changing politics. This is partly related to the fact that government changes only chance a small tip of the political burocracy.  In Italy the same Director Generals in the ministries server und Prodi, Berlusconi....... so nothing changes.