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...ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States from 1962 to 1986, Anatoly Dobrynin was the key link between Washington and Moscow under six American presidents. With power and sincerity, Dobrynin tells the story of the Cold War from this unique perspective in his autobiographical book In Confidence...
...striking characteristic of the book is the confidence with which Dobrynin writes it. He offers a first-hand account of the pitfalls and the triumphs of U.S.-Soviet relations in the course of three decades. As Russian ambassador, he had the opportunity to work with and probe the minds of both Soviet and American leaders...
Working at the highest levels of the Soviet government before his appointment as ambassador, Dobrynin had exposure to many of the Kremlin's murkier minds, like Khrushchev and Brezhev. His clear discussion of their decisions and their ways of handling power yields an insight that could only have come from experience...
Both President Clinton and Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright, the U.S. representative to the United Nations, have firmly stated their desire to see a transition to democracy in Nigeria. But these are futile words if not supported by strong actions; the military rulers of Nigeria do not care for diplomatic niceties. The continued imprisonment of prisoners of conscience in Nigeria including Chief M.K.O. Abiola, Gen. Olusegun Obassanjo, Christine Anyanwu and many others attests to the government's contempt for human rights...
...Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Itamar Rabinovich, Geyser University Professor Henry Rosovsky, Chair of Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Ethan M. Tucker '97 and Eliezer Ya'Ari, a fellow in the Wesner-Israel Fellowship program, spoke at the forum...