KRALEV ON DIPLOMACY
Only at The Washington Times: Nicholas Kralev discusses diplomacy around the world.
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What if Chelsea Clinton were Palestinian?
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was asked an unusual question during an interview on the popular youth television show "Ali Soutik" during a visit to the West Bank Wednesday.
Middle East diplomacy still smoke-filled
The smoke-free concept is a long way from reaching the Middle East halls of diplomacy, let alone restaurants and other public places.
Key lawmaker hails Obama's State budget
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee praised President Obama's 2010 State Department budget request, which at $51.7 billion represents an increase of 9.5 percent compared to 2009.
'Dear Hillary': Clinton opens up about love
It wasn't something you'd expect to hear during a town hall meeting with the U.S. secretary of state. But there was Hillary Rodham Clinton, talking about love before an audience of 2,000 and millions more on live South Korean television.
Beatles and Rolling Stones top Clinton's faves list
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was the talk of young Indonesians Thursday who tuned in to one of the most popular TV show in the country to see her lighter side.
Clinton 'surprised' by Obama's job offer
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was "the most surprised person in the world" when President Obama asked her to be his chief diplomat, she told an audience in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Wednesday.
Clinton gives hope to gay diplomats
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised gay diplomats Wednesday to work toward securing better rights and benefits for them and their partners, whose treatment is now much worse than that of married straight couples.
Clinton phones 36 foreign leaders
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been working the phones since she took office last week.
Clinton Senate hearing set for next week
Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation hearing as secretary of state is planned for the middle of next week, and a vote could take place by the week's end.
Gays, Republicans and a U.N. resolution
Gay Republicans are furious at the Bush administration for opposing a non-binding U.N. resolution calling for decriminalization of homosexuality around the world, alongside such oppressors of human rights as Syria and Saudi Arabia.
After 36 years, U.S. ambassador to Libya
It's official: the Senate has finally voted, and Gene Cretz will soon become the first U.S. ambassador to Libya in more than three decades.
Another Polish thorn in Obama's crown
Poland seems to be winning the prize for angering Barack Obama more than any other country has since last week's election.
No Mideast deal by year's end
The White House finally admitted publicly what everyone has known for a while — that there won't be a deal to establish a Palestinian state before President Bush leaves office.
State brings 100 foreign election observers
Don't be surprised if you see a couple of curious nonvoting foreigners at your precinct on Nov. 4.
N. Korea wanted to inspect U.S. nuke sites
Officials in Pyongyang made a demand so laughable that it was shot down immediately.
