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...diplomatic reception in Moscow, then-Premier Khrushchev told the American Ambassador, Charles E. Bohlen '27, that he had heard "talk of liquidating NATO." Bohlen quickly answered, "No, there has been talk of strengthening NATO. You must recognize NATO as a fact of life. It exists...
...Bohlen, over the years, has become known for his bluntness--and in the eyes of some, his realism. In part, this quality enable him to reach the top rank of the United States' career diplomats. When he entered the Foreign Service in 1929, he was soon singled out as one of the six most promising entrants. He was sent to Paris to study Russian to prepare for the opening of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. Bohlen worked his way through the diplomatic ranks and finally in 1953 was appointed Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. by President Eisenhower despite the vociferous...
Despite his almost scholarly attention to the day-to-day business of foreign affairs, Bohlen is certainly no theorist. His speech lacks the polish of an academician. He prefers an earthy anecdote to a well-turned phrase and would rather parry questions than deliver a prepared talk...
...Bohlen likes to go about his business quietly and off-the-record. When he does speak out, however, he rarely presents an ordered or coherent view of international politics. Still, piecing together the patterns in Bohlen's thought, it is possible to arrive at a rough approximation of his outlook on the international situation...
...remembers the time when he was told, "Observe, analyze, report, but for God's sake, don't get involved!" This attitude, he feels, ended with World War II. "With- in the space of less than five years," Bohlen reflects, "this country found itself catapulted from a position of maximum security in which foreign relations could be treated as a luxury ... into a position of virtually total responsibility...