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...Strauss dismisses these fears and further insists that there will be no conflict between him and the Secretary of State...
...Says Strauss: "Cy Vance is one of my closest personal friends in the Administration...
...wouldn't do anything of consequence on the Middle East without consulting me, and I wouldn't do anything without consulting him." One ranking State Department official endorses Strauss's view of the relationship: "Both Strauss and Vance are acutely aware of rumors about a clash over influence and will bend over backward to avoid...
...Strauss repeatedly says that he prefers not to deal with the substance of issues but with how to make things work. As a domestic political troubleshooter, he is respected by Democrats for pulling their party together after the McGovern debacle of 1972. That bravura performance has been repeated in his current assignment as special representative for trade negotiations, where his formidable jawboning powers have maintained the momentum of discussions that could break down under the sheer weight of detail. Strauss says candidly of his new job: "This is a different kind of undertaking for me. The reason...
Israeli and Egyptian officials appear happy with Strauss's appointment, if only because they are convinced that he will have Carter's ear. The Egyptians expect the autonomy talks to be long, difficult and tedious; the appointment of a superambassador with political clout is regarded as a sure sign of Washington's commitment to the peace process...