#diplomat

We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations. ↗

— Gary Locke

#china #come #diplomatic #diplomatic relations #first

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#commitment #contrast #course #deeds #diplomatic

Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations. ↗

— Colin Powell

#diplomatic #diplomatic relations #enemy #foe #from time to time

And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement. ↗

— Mitchell Reiss

#diplomatic #lot #movement

Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training. ↗

— Fay Godwin

#artist #became #berlin #born #british

They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once they get inside the Palace they're riveted to the status quo and they lose track of public opinion in the real world. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#civil servants #diplomats #drawn #foreign #get

Sharia is the impetus behind multinational diplomatic efforts to accommodate Sharia blasphemy prohibitions on expression that offends Muslims. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#behind #blasphemy #diplomatic #efforts #expression

The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#american public #delays #diplomatic #limited #patience

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it. ↗

— Trygve Lie

#diplomat #having #his #neighbor #notice

The big risk to British lives in 2013 is in Afghanistan. Our troops, diplomats and aid workers have made a big contribution there. But while there is an end date for Western engagement, 2014, there isn't a proper end game. ↗

— David Miliband

#aid #big #british #contribution #date