Word: broker
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...expert on U.N. finances, since 1993 Annan has been Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping. The job put him in charge of 17 military operations and as many as 80,000 multinational troops in locales like Bosnia, Somalia and the Middle East. "He managed to be an honest broker among the U.S. and the other major powers involved in Bosnia, even when they disagreed," says a U.S. official. As chief peacekeeper, Annan created a professional military-planning group credited with introducing cost efficiency to the U.N.'s far-flung troop deployments...
...made the decisions," recalls a former employee. When asked whether Kott gave orders to Rubenstein, this source replied, "Definitely." Said another ex-employee: "Kott called the shots. Everyone made suggestions to him, but [I think] his word was the final one. Nothing went on without his knowledge." A former broker said flatly, "It's his place. He runs it, he makes the decisions, he does the hiring and firing...
...chief of staff to tee up decisions for the President and to take care of the ones he shouldn't be bothered with. The role requires someone with strong political judgment, not an honest broker--unless Clinton himself plans to spend more time down in the weeds this term. "The White House makes ideas, it makes policies," says a senior official. "Erskine would come and ask us what we need"--as a good manager might ask subordinates in a business--"and people would look back at him kind of baffled. What they needed was an answer--what does the President...
BORN: Feb. 27, 1954, East Troy EDUCATION: U of Wisconsin at Whitewater, B.S., 1975; U of Wisconsin at River Falls, M.S., 1977 FAMILY: Wife, Sue; three children RELIGION: Lutheran MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Home builder; real estate broker; teacher POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 17 South River Street, Suite 253, Janesville...
BORN: Oct. 28, 1957, Fort Benning, Ga. EDUCATION: U of North Carolina, 1977-78, 1979-80; U of Tennessee, 1978-79 FAMILY: Wife, Kim; two children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Real estate broker POLITICAL CAREER: Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1992; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4331, Chattanooga...