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In the marble and varnished-wood lobby of The Hague's grand Hotel Des Indes, William L. Ury is delivering a much-needed pep talk. Seated in armchairs pulled up in a tight […]

Historian and foreign policy expert George F. Kennan has an astute mind that understands the nuances of political changes in Russia and Yugoslavia. His successful predictions include the ethnic strife in Yugoslavia and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

To some he is the 'American Wallenberg' to others 'Salem's Schindler.' Like Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg or German businessman Oskar Schindler, U.S. diplomat Hiram 'Harry' Bingham IV, the son of [...]

Schmuel Moyal, Israel's ambassador to Australia, relates his thoughts concerning economic developments in Israel, Russian immigration, the issue of church and state, Jewish extremists, and the administration of Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

On Friday, several news outlets reported details about the odd story of the flight of Mohammed al-Madadi, a 27-year-old diplomat from Qatar who apparently decided to take a smoke break [...]

The latest row between India and Pakistan, in which each has expelled four of the other countries' officials, appears relatively trivial. But there are fears that it could be the [...]

SEATED BY HIS FIREPLACE at home in Ottawa's upscale Rockcliffe Park, Gen. John de Chastelain doesn't look like a man with a pressure cooker job. Above him hangs one of [...]

In investigating the Sept. 11 attack, few tasks are more difficult--and potentially more ominous--than unraveling the role of a mysterious Iraqi official named Ahmed Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani. Until last [...]

Debating Iraqi sanctions can be intense. So what did junior Security Council diplomats recently do to loosen up their days? Why, open each meeting with some popular homegrown tunes, of [...]

Dr. Susan Boyle discussed her new book, Betrayal of Palestine: The Story of George Antonius, at the Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine on March 27, 2001. Antonius (1891-1942) was [...]

Anytime you visit Ambassador George Haley in Gambia, expect a ride up the Gambia River in the embassy boat. That's the word from envoy Harriet Elam Thomas assigned to Senegal [...]

Tim Childs, who died Nov. 22 at age 65, was what is called 'an old Middle East hand,' although he was a little young to be so designated. He was [...]

Reports of nuptials surrounding two of Washington's most eligible ladies who have been single for decades recently dominated the news on Capitol Hill. Harriet Elam, 58, a woman nominated by [...]

Last week on this page we took note of the low farce that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats made out of the hearings into Bush appointee John Bolton's fitness [...]

If former British ambassador Archie Mackenzie told you that he had seen the Loch Ness monster as a boy, you would believe him, for he has made honesty a hallmark [...]

Ottawa--Life Site News (LSN) reported in February that Canada's new Foreign Minister, Bill Graham, is an admitted "bisexual." Last year the Toronto homosexual magazine Fab published an interview with Lawrence […]

Being your country's envoy to the United States is never an easy assignment. But Jordanian diplomat Marwan Muasher has had particularly good training for the job: before coming to Washington [...]

When Richard Solomon's brother was killed by a truck just outside school at age six, seven-year-old Richard became numb with pain, confusion, and guilt. And when his father died the [...]