Word: diplomatic
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...White House has apparently drawn the same conclusion. "Pakistan has gone past the line used by Congress and the Administration to define possession," says a senior U.S. diplomat. "They keep saying one thing and doing another and getting caught." Spector believes that the threshold Pakistan crossed was turning enriched uranium into metal cores needed for bombs, which it did last summer...
Some American officials are suggesting that they are prepared to rewrite the rules for Pakistan. Cutting off assistance, says a senior U.S. diplomat, "could be provocative and produce more in the nuclear field than continuing aid would." Now that Pakistan has the Bomb, he argues, the U.S. should strive for "confidence that the program is frozen" and not expanded to build more and bigger weapons...
...respect of Reilly's teammates is reflected by her dual captaincy. "She's the best diplomat you've ever seen," Carls says. "I'd vote for her for any office...
...days before glasnost, some Soviet arms negotiators typically wound down from a tough day at the bargaining table with a liquor-soaked, showgirl-ogling foray to a Western nightclub. Today's post-glasnost Soviet diplomat, however, displays a greater sensitivity, in no small part prompted by dealings with tough and informed female U.S. negotiators during the long workdays. But with progress come some awkward moments. Last month a top Soviet delegate to the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks in Geneva rose to bid goodbye to an American counterpart, a young blond woman. Struggling for an appropriate send-off, he confided...
...commander in chief of the American military forces in Saudi Arabia, expected to reach 250,000 by the end of the month, Schwarzkopf is constantly performing the dual roles of soldier and diplomat. Because of his imposing physique (6 ft. 3 in., 240 lbs.) and gruff manner, the C-in-C (pronounced sink) is affectionately known as "the Bear" by subordinates and as "Stormin' Norman" by rival Pentagon brass. He is aware that the U.S. presence in the conservative Islamic society of Saudi Arabia has created a potential clash of cultures that could undermine the alliance against Saddam Hussein...