President Hugo Chavez has rejected Larry Palmer as the US ambassador-designate to Venezuela. Chavez in his weekly “Alo Presidente” radio and television show urged US President Barack Obama to look for another candidate. He said Palmer disqualified himself by breaking all the rules of diplomacy. Palmer recently voiced concern about Cuba's growing influence in the Venezuelan military, which, he said was considerably low in morale and professionalism. Venezuela's foreign ministry later protested Palmer's statements as interference and interventionism and asked the United States for an explanation before he was confirmed in his post.