Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Queen with a final climax in the private royal chambers. The real life Buckley probably wouldn't go that far outside his imagination but the pranks still go on. At a swearing-in session for a friend, Buckley finished his remarks with a video clip of the newly installed diplomat reflecting on the nature of government service. "Don't you understand, Dick," the friend says," most of the people in Washington are assholes...
...Joon, 45, a U.S.-educated technocrat, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister last July; he also headed South Korea's economic planning board. Perhaps the biggest loss to Chun was the death of Foreign Minister Lee, 58, who had conceived and planned the foreign tour. A seasoned diplomat who once served as Ambassador to India (1976-80), Lee was given his portfolio in 1982. A cornerstone of his policy was to try to establish ties for South Korea with "nonbelligerent" socialist and Third World nations; thus, Chun's aborted trip included stops in Sri Lanka and India...
...November the National Democratic Policy Committee (NDPC) is running a full slate of candidates in Boston for mayor, the city council, and the school committee. They are campaigning on a platform that promotes x-ray beam technology, accuses respected U.S. diplomat W. Averill Harriman of being America's "biggest racist," and believes Harvard has a "master plan" to destroy, the city of Boston...
...struggled with last week's upheavals, Marcos showed no evidence of serious illness. He looked old and tired. But he also seemed determined to stay in power. It remains to be seen whether he can continue to be in control. As one diplomat puts it, "At the moment the situation is still retrievable, but it will not be that way for much longer." -By Jay D. Palmer. Reported by Sandra Burton and Nelly Sindayen/ Manila
...Republic of China from 1974-76 who played a crucial role in improving his country's relations with the U.S. before he was dismissed from office for his alleged connections with the purged radical faction, the Gang of Four; of lung cancer; in Peking. A worldly, seasoned diplomat and close ally of the late Premier Chou Enlai, Guanhua, was known for his wide-ranging intelligence and acerbic wit. Because of his ties with Mao Tse-tung's widow, Gang of Four Leader Jiang Qing, Guanhua became one of the highest-ranking officials sidelined by the new government...