'-Washington state governor Christine Gregoire arrives at Tamarack Cellars in Walla Walla, Wash. on Friday, October 19, 2012. David Jacobson, America's outgoing ambassador to Canada, is still booking appointments into April, but that hasn't diminished the whirlwind of speculation in the U.S. capital over who's going to replace him, Gregoire's name has been mentioned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jeff Horner