Word: diplomat
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...suit their particular development needs. Given the Western Hemisphere's stark developmental disparities, he says, "you can't have a one-size-fits-all" ftaa. Connolly and other experts call that bunk. "You can't treat a free-trade agreement like a Chinese menu," says a Latin diplomat involved in the negotiations. The U.S. is especially opposed to such "flexibility," seeing it as an excuse for Brazil and China to perpetuate rampant piracy. Hence all the pre-Miami drama. After the Cancún shock, the U.S. rushed to peel off some of the 14 G-22 members in Latin...
...security analysts familiar with the group were skeptical that they could manage such a sophisticated operation; Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said it was "obvious" the attackers had "international connections." Closely coordinated attacks using cars packed with explosives triggered by remote detonators "pointed outside the country," agreed a Western diplomat...
...Turkey distanced itself from the war in Iraq but it retains closer ties with Israel than any other Muslim country in the region. "This might well have been more directed at Israel than Turkey," said a diplomat. The Jews of Turkey could be no more than a symbolic target, though. In 1900 there were 300,000; today, there are just...
Former Finnish Ambassador to Israel Pasi Patokallio discussed the importance of contact with other parties within the system and warned students against “the deadliest sin of the diplomat, ‘localitis,’ where you forget to represent your government, and where you ‘understand’ the locals too much...
...panelists used personal anecdotes to address some of the private issues of life as a diplomat...