Word: braziller
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...decision by Ottawa was a distinct disappointment to Washington, which had urged the Canadians to stay on, arguing that in another month or so many of the frustrating problems of the ICCS might be resolved. Convinced that Canada's decision is final, the State Department has sounded out Brazil and Mexico as possible replacements...
...legacy, may choose to govern with a blend of nationalism and mild Marxism, which means more government control over industry and the economy. In foreign policy, Perón clearly wants to restore Argentina to leadership of Spanish-speaking Latin America, thereby countering the influence of both Portuguese-speaking Brazil- its traditional rival...
Before leaving Washington two weeks ago, he grandly described his swing through Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Jamaica as "the most important trip to Latin America by a Secretary of State in the past 40 years." In fact, it may end up as a diplomatic fiasco. If so, Washington will have to bear a large share of the blame...
...even more awkward time in Rio de Janeiro. There he waited for three days before flying to the capital of Brasilia for an official welcome. The reason: his counterpart, Foreign Minister Mário Gibson Barbosa, along with President Emílio Médici and the rest of Brazil's top officialdom, was away on a visit to Portugal. Protocol dictated that Rogers could not see anyone-or leave Rio -until Barbosa returned. He could easily have arranged either to stay at home or to fly back to Rio a day or two early...
...Bunker will move on to Nepal, where his wife Carol Laise presides over the U.S. embassy, and celebrate his 79th birthday. Then a leisurely return home via Rome and London-skipping Paris, he interjected-a look at his homes in Washington and Vermont, a visit to his daughter in Brazil, and finally a return to Washington for reassignment. "As far as the U.S. in Viet Nam is concerned," he said, "the degree of progress is that we can work ourselves out of a job." Bunker may have worked himself out of Viet Nam, but he is already looking forward...