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Owada, whose father has served as a senior diplomat and President of the International Court of Justice, has spent her life—academically, professionally, and personally—dedicated to both the international community and Japan’s role...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Japanese Princess Bridges Cultures | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...year-old daughter of a diplomat did not fit these first two requirements, and the Japanese press roared with speculations on the third. Owada’s Belmont and Harvard experiences also came under attack...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Japanese Princess Bridges Cultures | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Anatoly Dobrynin, who died April 6 at 90, was not your average diplomat. As the current U.N. Security Council so plainly put it in a statement, "He played a major role in saving the world from a nuclear disaster." Dobrynin, who worked with six American Presidents as the Soviet ambassador to the U.S., took on that position in 1962. Almost immediately, he was involved in negotiations with the Kennedy brothers to defuse the Cuban missile crisis. Originally an engineer, Dobrynin was ambassador for 24 Cold War years; altogether his storied diplomatic career lasted more than 40 years. While serving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatoly Dobrynin | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

...Scud specter threatens to sink the Obama Administration's attempts to woo Syria away from its strategic alliance with Iran and militant groups such as Hizballah and Hamas. Until recently, Syria seemed to be one of the few areas in the Middle East where Washington's diplomatic overtures appeared to be paying off. U.S. military officials in Baghdad have cited improved Syrian efforts at controlling the flow of jihadists over the Syrian border into Iraq as contributing to the reduction of violence there since 2007. More recently, American diplomats acknowledged that Syria has been playing a more constructive role...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syrian Saber-Rattling Has U.S. Concerned | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...Papandreou is not to be under-estimated. A diplomat by nature, he has surprised many in Greece with his deft handling of the crisis. His experience as Foreign Minister has helped him in his effort to convince Europe that Athens is serious about cleaning up its finances. "What the markets were saying is that, 'We've heard this, we don't believe you,'" Papandreou told TIME. "Greece had lost credibility. What I was saying all along is we have to bring back our credibility." Importantly, he's also managed to keep his party largely in line. "There is this concept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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