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...whom she blamed for an era of national self-doubt, drew a foot-stamping response at the Republican Convention in Dallas. While her departure from the Administration was somewhat strained, Reagan went to considerable lengths to retain her. Though it has never been mentioned publicly, Secretary of State George Shultz offered her a job as his deputy. Kirkpatrick has continued to please conservative supporters with calls for an assertive U.S. foreign policy. She has been especially vocal in support of aid to the antigovernment contras in Nicaragua, and proudly notes that the rebels have named one of their...
Administration officials, who had been cautioning against expecting anything of consequence to flow from Hussein's visit, were pleasantly surprised and intrigued. After a boat ride on the Potomac with the King, Secretary of State George Shultz was encouraged by what Hussein had told him about his latest discussions with Arafat. While emphasizing that many diplomatic obstacles remained, Shultz later declared, "There is motion today. The King's visit has given impetus to the process of peacemaking...
...sentiment was echoed later by Secretary of State George Shultz, who warned that if Congress failed to approve an aid package for the contras, the U.S. eventually would face "an agonizing choice about the use of American combat troops" in Central America. It was one of Shultz's toughest statements to date on the possibility of military intervention...
...participating in the July Foreign Ministers' conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia, he said that his action was not a diplomatic snub. Had Lange, who also holds the Foreign Affairs portfolio, chosen to attend, he might have met there with U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz to discuss U.S.-New Zealand differences. The relationship between the two longtime allies soured after Lange and his ruling Labor Party banned port calls by nuclear-powered or -armed U.S. Navy ships. In retaliation, the U.S. has discontinued military cooperation with New Zealand. Said Jim McLay, leader of the opposition...
...Shultz and Gromyko talked again privately for ten minutes or so after the ceremonies commemorating the 30th anniversary of the treaty that ended Allied occupation of Austria and granted the country permanent neutrality. In their speeches, both diplomats pointed to the Austrian treaty, which required ten years of East-West discussions, as an example of their difficult but hopeful work. Said Shultz: "This is a lesson we hope to see repeated in our negotiations with the Soviet Union...