Word: diplomatic
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...insists that Cuba never tortured or murdered priests and did not close a single church. Church-state relations have improved somewhat in recent years, and Castro even fancies that it is time for Pope John Paul II ("a noteworthy politician") to visit Cuba. Of this newfound cordiality, one Western diplomat in Havana observes, "Castro can afford to be magnanimous; religion today in Cuba is hardly a threat." In fact, Catholicism was never deeply rooted in the country. Today there are perhaps 80,000 active Catholics in a nation of some 10 million; about 41% of the population is counted...
Maybe this disrespect for borders can be traced back to Fuentes' own life as a citizen not of Mexico or of Latin America, but of the world. From the time he was a child, Carlos Fuentes never stayed for very long in one place. The son of diplomat, he spent his childhood in Washington D.C., Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Santiago and Mexico City. He attended the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and then studied international law at Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva. He has traveled constantly and has been a member of the Mexican delegation...
...SCHOOL Administrative Board should be commended for its decision last week to withdraw a reprimand issued to a student earlier this fall. The student was punished on the basis of testimony defending another student against charges that arose from the protest against a South African diplomat at Lowell House last April. While questions still remain about the Ad Board's actions over the summer and fall, this recent move is a step in the right direction--a step that should be continued by the board and by other University disciplinary bodies...
...anti-apartheid South, African diplomat and a U.S. official disagreed sharply last night over the issue of disinvestment by American companies at a forum at the John F. Kennedy Library in Dorchester...
...There are a lot of smoke signals going up in a variety of capitals. But we're not sure what they all mean yet." That observation from a U.S. diplomat pretty much summed up the Reagan Administration's attitude of hopeful befuddlement as officials in Washington last week strove to track the latest twists in the convoluted Middle East peace process. The puzzlement was understandable. A promising flurry of diplomatic interchanges two weeks ago among Israel, Jordan and Egypt had created a tentative sense of optimism. But by last week the frustration was edging back as Jerusalem and Amman maneuvered...