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...Diplomat's Doings I nostalgically enjoyed 10 questions with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright [Jan. 21]. She is right that the world has been seriously damaged by the current Administration and that the next President, whoever that poor soul may be, will have an extraordinary amount of cleaning up to do. I find it amazing that the Secretary is able to convey her feelings without rancor, hostility or bitterness. That's the mark of a true diplomat. Oren M. Spiegler Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania...
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...Another Russian diplomat, when asked to comment upon the MFA's statement threatening "coercive" actions to have the British Council's regional offices closed, just shrugged: "No need posting a cop at the gate to turn people away. A phone call to those Russians who cooperate with the British Council, appealing to their civic duty, will suffice...
...Czechoslovakia-born Albright served as America’s top diplomat during President Bill Clinton’s second term, from 1997 to 2001. She is supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, in the upcoming election, but she did not comment extensively on the Democratic race during her appearance...
...became a diplomat as well as a school builder. I became the New Zealand Ambassador to India - High Commissioner, as we call it - and I was also High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal. We had four and a-half years in Delhi [1985-89] and we really enjoyed it. June and I on many occasions were invited along to quite important functions in which we would be the only foreigners, and we loved that. I like India, it's a really interesting place. I think it's doing very much better. When I first went to India...