Word: diplomat
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...Imperial Household Agency, the royal family's ultra-traditional official minders, for "negating her career and character." Last week the prince issued a written "clarification" in which he effectively apologized for his comments, but the furor has focused Japan's attention on its unhappy princess, a Harvard-educated former diplomat whose fairy-tale life has become a nightmare. "She is really just a doll in a doll case now," says Toshiya Matsuzaki, a magazine reporter who covers the royal family. "She cannot take advantage of her career experience or do what she wants. The palace has just proven too different...
...M.P.s arriving at Parliament were searched for weapons by armed police. The Opposition accused Somare of "resorting to undemocratic ways" but couldn't match the numbers on the government benches. Former diplomat Sir Paulias Matane was elected as Governor-General, but the expected no-confidence motion didn't come. Next day, the government voted to sack Skate as Speaker. Unable to stop the move, most of the Opposition stormed...
...Gyanendra's move may be to vindicate himself by reminding his people of just how inept their politicians are. Nonetheless, after 20 months of deadlock between the King and Nepal's political parties, many feel that any change is welcome. "At last, something has moved," sighs one South Asian diplomat. And not a moment too soon: Maoist leaders say they are preparing for a "nationwide attack" against the government in the near future. Deuba must make peace with the opposition and confront the growing Maoist problem, or Nepal will keep going round in circles...
...DIED. TOSHIKAZU KASE, 101, pragmatic Japanese diplomat who participated in the signing of Japan's surrender to the U.S. in 1945; in Kamakura, Japan. Educated at Amherst College and Harvard University, Kase held key posts in Japan's Foreign Ministry before and during World War II. After the war he became a staunch American ally, championing the U.S.-Japan alliance and serving as Japan's first ambassador...
Whether the U.S. can line up the international support it needs will depend on the diplomatic skills of Brahimi, who is due to return to New York City within days to brief the Security Council on the outlines of Iraq's new political structure. Given the Administration's original ambitions for remaking the Middle East in Iraq's image, Brahimi is an unlikely savior. Despite his talents as a diplomat, he is a symbol of the secular Arab status quo, and as a member of Algeria's governing council in 1992, he helped put down Islamic radicals who were starting...