Word: reaffirm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stand by its allies and friends in Asia and elsewhere." At his press conference last week, Ford forcefully struck the same note, stressing that the U.S. "can move ahead even in the Pacific ... It's my aim to tie more closely together South Korea and the U.S., to reaffirm our commitment to Taiwan, to work more closely with Indonesia, with the Philippines and with other Pacific nations...
Clear Terms. The form that interest takes will in large part be determined by the outcome of the reassessment of Asian policy now under way in Washington. It will surely reaffirm the credibility of U.S. commitments; a top presidential aide acknowledges, however, that "there can be no ultimate reassurance until we demonstrate by our actions that our words mean what...
...moribund. But then they decided that that might aggravate the problem of credibility more than it would help. Thus the approach at Brussels will be steady and low-key. Ford, who will set aside time for every head of state in private, will not propose sweeping reappraisals but will reaffirm old ties, old friendships and promise new dimensions to the programs that exist, the alliances that endure. After Brussels, however, Ford will meet with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Salzburg and will visit Spain and Italy, two Mediterranean countries whose fragile political future might be affected by leftist currents...
...there was no question that the American image was at least temporarily damaged and that some U.S. allies were jittery. The Japanese government announced that it was reappraising its pro-Saigon policy and that its Foreign Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa, who will visit Washington this week, will ask Kissinger to reaffirm the U.S. nuclear protection of Japan. In South Korea, the nervous government of President Park Chung Hee seemed to accept the Kissinger linkage theory that events in one part of the world develop a momentum affecting events elsewhere. Park urged his nation to be more self-reliant. Said he: "Where...
...America's feelings about Southeast Asia, but also pointing out that other nations did not expect the U.S. "to do the impossible." Callaghan proposed that a conference of NATO Foreign Ministers next month be elevated to a summit meeting of heads of state to re-examine common problems and reaffirm Western unity at the highest level. The U.S. is expected to endorse the idea. British officials seem relieved that America may be ending what one calls its "hypnotic preoccupation" with Viet...