Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...diplomat then spoke of India's shift from a public to private economy and its recent advances in industrialization and agriculture...
...diplomat from New York City's Indian Consulate spoke of the "tremendous changes" faced by his nation in recent years to a group of about 20 in Sever Hall last night...
...guess is that he would accept for one of two reasons. First, his shot at the presidency in '96 was substantially weakened by a Democratic victory; if he could somehow facilitate dramatic progress at the talks, his credit as a diplomat would rise markedly, thus increasing his political capital. But if he's concentrating right now on how history will appraise his Washington experience and perhaps winning a Nobel Peace Prize, accepting the offer to be a special envoy would be the right choice. He has little else to do except go fishing...
MANY JAPANESE OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRIALISTS KNOW BILL Clinton from his trade visits to Tokyo on behalf of Arkansas and consider him, in the words of a senior diplomat, "relatively sensible on trade -- especially for a Democrat." But the Japanese are worried that CLINTON'S CHINA POLICY, which he indicates will focus on human rights, might isolate Beijing. That could put Japan's Chinese investments at risk and disrupt trade between the two Asian countries...
...only worsen living conditions, not oust Castro. While the White House supports the embargo, it opposed tightening it for fear of alienating U.S. trade allies but quickly changed its mind after Clinton backed the measure. "There's no question Mas has a lot of power in Washington," said one diplomat. "No one would...