Word: lilley
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Stephen Solarz, a highly liberal Democrat, and North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms, the curmudgeon of the Republican right, is pushing a bill that would compel the Administration, if the situation worsens, to stop all transfers of high-technology goods to China, suspend all investment and trade, recall Ambassador James Lilley and try to persuade international bodies such as the World Bank to cease making loans to China. Administration officials gloomily acknowledge that they may be driven to such steps if hard-line rulers in Beijing launch a purge of all who oppose them, further inflaming American opinion...
...disgraceful for James Lilley, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, to say he thinks Korean national security is more important than democratic reforms. With that comment he was either insulting the intelligence of the Korean people or misrepresenting American ethics. Many Koreans are convinced that their army cannot be deployed without American approval. Thus, when President Chun used the army to massacre civilians in Kwangju, Koreans became deeply disturbed by American policy...
...President. Richard Walker, a former U.S. Ambassador to Seoul, recently described the 1985 South Korean parliamentary elections, which were criticized by many observers as having been weighted in the government's favor, as "generally free and fair." The current U.S. ambassador, former CIA Official James R. Lilley, testified at his Senate confirmation that he regarded South Korea's national security as more important than democratic reforms. The Reagan Administration, its critics say, urges Chun to move toward democracy but fails to complain when he refuses to budge. Said a student in Seoul: "If America does not change its attitude...
...hotel chain, sells insurance and manufactures Kent cigarettes and Bulova watches, will increase its stake in CBS from 11.7% of the network's stock to as much as 25%. CBS was emphatic that the deal with Tisch was entirely friendly. "A mutual love affair," said Senior Vice President William Lilley III. "We want this guy. We welcome this guy." The partnership makes Tisch a major player at CBS and may help the company fend off hostile takeover bids, at least temporarily...
...inspired this chorus of opposition? CBS says that its supporters spoke out on their own. "We have been explaining our position, but we have not been soliciting aid," says Senior Vice President William Lilley...