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That ambassadorial appointment that Anna Wintour definitely, definitely didn't want isn't going to her anyway: The Times reports that the ambassador to Britain job, which she was gunning for depending on who you ask, will most likely fall to Matthew Barzun, a tech exec who headed the president's national fund-raising operation. France is still up for grabs but the editrix "is no longer seeking the appointment." [NYTimes]