Word: habib
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Habib Malik...
Before making the statement public, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Philip Habib summoned Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz and handed him a draft. Dinitz read in stony silence. "The Palestinians must be involved in the peacemaking process," the document said. "Their representatives will have to be at Geneva for the Palestinian question to be solved." The statement went on to conclude that "all of the participants in the peace conference should adhere to the terms" of United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338, which call for secure borders for all Middle East states...
...described as "deepening our involvement in the lives of [the occupied] areas." Washington reacted angrily. Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz was promptly summoned to the State Department; there he was deliberately shuffled off to hear a stern lecture on the "illegality" of the newly announced settlements from Under Secretary Philip Habib, rather than from Cyrus Vance, with whom Dinitz usually deals. In Jerusalem, U.S. Ambassador Samuel Lewis called on Begin to express the same concerns. Begin listened to the U.S. complaints, but then insisted that he had merely been carrying out some campaign pledges. That explanation may help Begin with...
...Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, is also deeply involved in SALT. No steps in Carter's troop-reduction plans for Korea are taken without consulting Richard Holbrooke, Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. The longtime career diplomats at State also have more influence. Philip Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, is with Vance in the Middle East, and will accompany him later to China. George Vest, a 30-year State veteran, is Assistant Secretary for European Affairs and is significantly helping to coordinate Soviet-American relations...
...rules of fair play in dealing with the Carter team. He will not talk to any visiting dignitary until after the man has seen the President or Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Then, after meeting with the visitor, Kissinger immediately phones a report to Vance or Under Secretary Philip Habib...