Word: haig
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Shultz's start is encouraging. Two weeks ago, the question of who should chair a Cabinet group on international economic policy came before Reagan. It held the potential for a turf battle, the kind former Secretary Alexander Haig fought continuously, to the discomfort of the President. Shultz spoke up. "When I was Secretary of the Treasury, I felt I should chair the council. Just because I am Secretary of State, I see no reason to change that. Let Don [Regan] have it." Controversy was avoided; Shultz's influence subtly enlarged...
...P.L.O. recognition deal would seem to require heavier pressure on the Jewish state than any U.S. Administiation has ever exercised. There are signs, however, that Washington may be edging into a mood to exert such pressure. Shultz is less sympathetic to Israeli policy than his predecessor, Alexander Haig. His boss, President Ronald Reagan, is reported by aides to be "livid" at Begin over the invasion of Lebanon and the civilian deaths it has caused. As a sign of displeasure, Reagan last week held up a shipment of cluster artillery shells to Israel while his Administration continued to investigate whether Israel...
...pragmatic diplomacy added. The U.S. cannot orchestrate a foreign policy without regard for the needs of its Allies. It cannot blindly decide that what is good for the U.S. is necessarily good for Europe. It was the message of how the other half of the Alliance lives that Alexander Haig and his deputy Robert Hormats were trying to convey to the President before they were squeezed...
...Chicago, went in and out of Government, academe and politics, and finally contended in the international corporate arena. Kissinger was a pure academic. The blue blood of the Council on Foreign Relations coursed through Lawyer Cy Vance. Ed Muskie of Maine was the pol in striped pants. And Haig was the general on parade...
...been going on since early last winter. First to depart was Myer Rashish, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. Long an irritant to right-wing conservatives because of his liberal views on international trade matters, Rashish resigned following a series of personality clashes with Secretary of State Alexander Haig...