Word: richardson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...State Department usually dreads sending Congressmen overseas because they can be loose cannons in sensitive negotiations. Even Richardson has been known to commit a diplomatic faux pas. During his Baghdad meeting with Saddam to free Daliberti and Barloon, the Iraqi leader stormed out briefly when Richardson crossed his legs and showed his shoe sole--a sign of disrespect in Arab culture. "We connected because I was honest and tough,'' says Richardson. "I didn't apologize, even when I crossed my legs...
...instructions and has a knack for finding a warm spot in even the surliest of despots. He always reads the history and psychological profile of his potential adversary. He knew that one of Kerubino's daughters had just died of measles, so when talks with the chieftain became heated, Richardson took a break and strolled over to a nearby hut to visit one of Kerubino's other children, who also had measles. "It touched him," Richardson says...
...Bill has a way of defusing tension with an offbeat joke," says his wife Barbara. For instance, at one point during discussions with the dour North Koreans over Hunziker's release, Richardson asked matter-of-factly, "Well, does he still have his fingernails?" The North Korean negotiators sat stunned for a second, then broke out laughing...
With Henry Cisneros and Federico Pena leaving the Cabinet, Clinton was under pressure to name a Hispanic to a top job. Now Richardson will have to give up the derring-do of his foreign escapades for the more refined cocktail diplomacy of a United Nations envoy. But the U.N. post could well be a launching point for the final adventure Richardson has always craved--being Governor of New Mexico...
...newly minted N.F.L. team has made the playoffs in its second season of existence? Credit the quarterbacking of second-year pro Kerry Collins, the tackling of the best defense in the league, the coaching of Dom Capers, the savvy of general manager Bill Polian, the money of owner Jerry Richardson and the zealotry of Carolina fans, eager to be considered big time. The Panthers, in fact, have won more games in their two years than the New York Jets have in their past three. After Carolina's 30-24 victory over the favored San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 8, Collins...