Word: multilateralist
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...signs-reminiscent of a campaign fund-raiser-directing guests to the "Photo-Op/Receiving Line." On Wednesday morning, Bush addressed delegates, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, in the massive General Assembly Hall, where he was introduced as "His Excellency." Although providing Bush with an annual opportunity to be Mr. Multilateralist, these occasions must be about as comfortable for him as walking to the rostrum of the Democratic National Convention. There are none of the interruptions for applause that are a staple of Bush events-just the rustling of papers and adjusting of headphones, with golf claps...
...block it but later became a fervent backer. In 2000 she scorned the use of U.S. troops for nation building, but has undertaken monumental military reconstruction projects in Afghanistan and Iraq. She led the hard-liners' charge to unilaterally abrogate the antiballistic-missile treaty with Russia but showed a multilateralist streak by backing Powell's push to engage the U.N. ahead of war in Iraq...
Dear Madame Secretary: congratulations from a European admirer, and good luck. This is the job, after all, that defeated Colin Powell, a would-be multilateralist who lost critical battles with the Pentagon and Vice President. But if you want to redeem America (and your boss) in the eyes of the world, you'll have to find a way to restore American leadership. Fortunately, you have the skills and circumstances to pull it off. As President Bush savors his triumph, the history books beckon. And you can help him take a page from Ronald Reagan, who in his second term forsook...
...Kerry's career, the lessons for his son are clear and noble: "'Don't be afraid to take a dissident position. Realize that people can rebuild after disaster--that's what they saw in Europe after World War II. And respect what other people want.' It was an internationalist, multilateralist point of view...
Having a mother who grew up in Europe and a father who worked to reshape it, going to school abroad and learning French, Italian and German meant that Kerry developed a comfort with other cultures and other points of view that abides to this day. He's an affirmed multilateralist and proud regular at the yearly World Economic Forum in Davos, and he is married to a woman--Teresa--who speaks even more languages than he does. When he and his brother are on a conference call and want to talk privately, they have been known to break into French...