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...DIED. THOMAS KLESTIL, 71, Austrian President; two days before the end of his second six-year term; in Vienna. After three-and-a-half decades as a diplomat and public official, Klestil was elected to the post that had been tarnished by the Nazi past of his predecessor Kurt Waldheim. In contrast, Klestil spoke out against Austrian complicity in the Holocaust, paid the first visit by an Austrian President to Israel, and opposed the Austrian nationalist Freedom Party's participation in the government. Klestil, shown below, is succeeded by Heinz Fischer, who was elected in April...
...least, that's how the legend goes, being such a handy window on the life of the boy who was left to sink or swim as he was tossed between boarding schools and across time zones by his hard-driven diplomat father. Perfect story, admits Kerry, except that it's not exactly true. "There is so much mythology out there," Kerry says, with evident frustration. "Let's clear this one up." Yes, his father was an austere man, hard to please and even harder to know. But sailing was one of the things John and his father could share, like...
...most profitable corporations. "We are not going to destroy the company's operational activities," said Andrei Belyakov, head of the Justice Ministry's bailiff service. "At least, we are not intending to." But many analysts say that Russian authorities are out to do just that. One senior U.S. diplomat in Moscow told TIME that there are "increasing signs that the destruction of the company is the endgame." When the smoke clears, the Yukos name may survive, but little else of the company's management, structure and independence is likely to remain. One widely held belief is that the Kremlin will...
...once he had won the nomination, he reverted to internationalism. (It will be interesting to see if Edwards' presence on the ticket leads to more tough talk on trade and an appeal - which failed for Al Gore in 2000 - to old-fashioned populism.) But as one former U.S. diplomat warns, if Kerry wins "the U.S. won't sign Kyoto, the land-mine treaty, join the International Criminal Court, or double its foreign-aid budget. I'm not belittling style, but the change will be more style than substance." Europeans hope that's off the mark, and that when the votes...
...months he was in New Delhi, Blackwill became the most controversial diplomat in Indian memory. A tireless networker, he installed a round 16-seat dining table at which guests got a glimpse of the ambassador's style. One evening, according to Indian columnist Vinod Mehta, Blackwill reduced an academic nearly to tears by shouting, "Rubbish, rubbish!" in reply to her remarks and dismissed other interruptions, yelling, "I insist, I insist!" and continuing to speak. In 2002, after embassy staff members registered a slew of complaints about Blackwill's imperious manner, he was given a scathing review by the State Department...