Word: ivorians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Ivory Coast's U.S. ambassador since 1961, Bédié became one of Washington's best-liked foreign diplomats. Last week on a farewell visit to Washington he proposed a reduction on Ivory Coast import tariffs in return for increased U.S. purchases of Ivorian products. He was also casting about for increased U.S. capital investment in the Ivory Coast. From a U.S. viewpoint, the generous "tax holidays" the Ivory Coast is willing to grant in return for investments make the idea attractive. But there is an Ivorian benefit too: every new U.S. investor makes Houphouet-Boigny...