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...international auditors and banks that were working for Parmalat vehemently reject the allegations, saying they were tricked by Parmalat's management. (U.S. ambassador to Rome Mel Sembler has been lobbying on behalf of the U.S. banks, alleging that they are being discriminated against in the bankruptcy proceedings and warning of damage to bilateral relations.) Bank of America notes that it has been a victim in the case, already writing off $425 million. Citibank puts its total Parmalat exposure at $540 million. Where did the rest of the lost billions go? According to Bondi, $8.5 billion went to pay interest, dividends...
RESIGNING. TOM RIDGE, 59, as the country's first Secretary of Homeland Security; TOMMY THOMPSON, 63, as Secretary of Health and Human Services; and JOHN DANFORTH, 68, as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Ridge's nominated replacement is BERNARD KERIK, 49, the brusque and blunt former New York City police commissioner who won praise for his calm crisis management in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks...
Even if it wanted to, the Bush Administration has little power to push Annan out before his second term ends in 2006. (The only startling resignation at the U.N. last week was that of U.S. Ambassador John Danforth,who said he was quitting primarily to spend more time with his ailing wife.) So far, there is no evidence that Annan's son did anything improper or illegal, much less the Secretary-General himself. Annan's supporters point to his record of integrity and honesty, which few have ever questioned. Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former British Ambassador to the U.N., spoke...
Preoccupied by the war in Iraq, Washington has assumed a wait-and-see attitude. Its outgoing ambassador to the U.N., John Danforth, says Washington wants to ensure that any reform would make the Council more, not less, efficient. An expanded Security Council wouldn't necessarily satisfy that requirement, since the addition of new members would mean that Council debates might drag on even longer. But right now the U.S. knows it has to keep its allies happy. "This is a huge party for many of the countries we deal with," notes a senior State Department official. "Even though...
JOHN DANFORTH, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., in the Bush Administration's first show of support for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan since calls for his resignation last week...