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...address following President Robinson'sspeech, Australian Ambassador to the U.N. RichardButler praised President Robinson as a "specialvoice from a deep and distinctive culture...
What's good for U.S. foreign policy isn't necessarily good for Madeleine Albright. Richard Holbrooke has agreed to pay an administrative fine in order to allow his nomination as U.N. ambassador to proceed, it was reported Wednesday. "The U.S. has been blindsided at the U.N. and it's widely recognized that we need Holbrooke there," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Madeleine Albright may have cause for concern, however, because Holbrooke is seen as a prime candidate for secretary of state under Al Gore...
...presence at Cabinet level of a respected foreign-policy professional independent of her tutelage may make things a little uncomfortable for the incumbent. "Holbrooke is stepping up to the plate at a time when U.S. foreign policy is under growing criticism for lacking direction," says Dowell. And the U.N. ambassador-nominee isn't known for pulling his punches...
Slobodan Milosevic may look like a pushover compared with some of Richard Holbrooke's Washington adversaries. A New York Times report Thursday that the administration's U.N. ambassador-nominee faces new charges of ethics violations concerning business contacts with the U.S. embassy in South Korea could signal "a behind-the-scenes power struggle," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. The Times report follows an earlier Washington Post report suggesting that the ethics inquiry into Holbrooke's ties with U.S. officials while working for Credit Suisse First Boston was on the verge of clearing the highly regarded diplomat for nomination...
...being investigated for 'gray area' violations such as staying at the ambassador's house when he was on a business trip," says Dowell. "There could be people -- particularly in the State Department, which has been under intense criticism for the apparent lack of direction in U.S. foreign policy -- with an interest in seeing that Holbrooke doesn't get that position. Because he may be too good...