Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clear how far Carter and Co. feel they can go. There is some risk that by responding to each offensive Soviet act, the State Department will, in fact, let itself be remote-controlled by Moscow or the dissidents, however idealistic their motivation. Says a high-ranking Western diplomat in Moscow: "On the one hand, dissidents are undoubtedly helped by Washington's statements. Do they make Moscow more lenient? No, but they make it more difficult for the Soviets to bash Sakharov or send everyone to Siberia." On the other hand, it is difficult to link foreign policy and morality...
...quite Clark Kent turning into Superman, but one evening early this week mild-mannered Cyrus Vance suddenly changes from a charming, relaxed dinner partner to a tough diplomat on the run. The new Secretary of State excuses himself from a White House gala honoring Mexican President José López Portillo, dashes into a waiting Ford sedan, strips off his black bow tie and-in the pre-midnight dark -speeds south to Andrews Air Force Base. Within minutes, he is airborne in a specially outfitted Boeing...
...State Department. Lest Vance get hung up on the silly notion that he's the head honcho for foreign policy in the Carter camp, Zbigniew Brzezinski will be lurking in the dark corners of Foggy Bottom, trying to imitate the back-door strategy of another diplomat from the halls of academe...
...peace initiative was the result of intense behind-the-scenes activity by Western European governments and the new Carter Administration. Noting that the meeting took place while Vice President Mondale was in Europe, one Western diplomat declared: "It is a big push by the Carter-Mondale-Vance team. They are coming on like gang-busters." At week's end the betting was that former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford would be named to follow up the historic Makarios-Denktas opening. It could not hurt that (like Walter Mondale) Clifford has 13 letters in his name...
...even broken teeth. Aim is vitally important. In social kissing, the lips can strike anywhere from behind the ear to the center of the mouth, depending upon the kisser's fervor or sobriety. Sometimes a talent for evasion helps. Shirley Temple Black, just retired as a U.S. diplomat, says that over the years, "I have developed a dart-and-dodge technique to avoid the kiss on the mouth...