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...dinner in Lowell Dining Hall one night, friends of Masako Owada ’85 had to press her for her weekend plans. But Owada was not going out that weekend, according to her friend Sunhee Juhon ’85—she had to show the Danish ambassador around Boston...
...think that he’s a guy who didn’t come here just to play lacrosse. He came to get a great education, to grow, to play lacrosse, and to have a great experience. Harvard should be really proud to have him as an ambassador after he graduates. He’s a better person than he is a lacrosse player...
Anatoly Dobrynin, who died April 6 at 90, was not your average diplomat. As the current U.N. Security Council so plainly put it in a statement, "He played a major role in saving the world from a nuclear disaster." Dobrynin, who worked with six American Presidents as the Soviet ambassador to the U.S., took on that position in 1962. Almost immediately, he was involved in negotiations with the Kennedy brothers to defuse the Cuban missile crisis. Originally an engineer, Dobrynin was ambassador for 24 Cold War years; altogether his storied diplomatic career lasted more than 40 years. While serving...
...Finally, there are doubts about the world's involvement. Obama's strategy is weakened by dissenters inside his Administration: Gration favors engagement; U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice wants more aggression. Such "mixed support" for engagement inevitably leads to "mixed results," says Carter. His support for the CPA and the general election it envisages is weakened by its transformation into a largely empty exercise by the pullout of most opposition parties, citing abuse, intimidation and violation of electoral law. (On April 6 a spokesman for the State Department hinted the U.S. favored postponing the vote until a more meaningful...
...part because of U.S. concerns over the increase in weapons deliveries to Hizballah and other issues. Administration officials were particularly miffed when Assad hosted both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah at a dinner in Damascus in February, shortly after the U.S. had named Ford as ambassador-designate. In his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during confirmation hearings, Ford voiced concern that though the Syrian government says it is committed to a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement, it also threatens to revert to its old behavior as a regional "spoiler...