It also noted, "Secretary General Thant appealed to all members to 'endorse the tremendous step forward' represented by Peking's admission and to set aside suspicion and bitterness".
If anything, the lawyers noted, Secretary of State Katherine Harris's refusal tonight to consider the incomplete results of the Palm Beach County manual recount only adds to their case.
A/S Shapiro deferred to Special Envoy Sen. George Mitchell's efforts, but noted Secretary Clinton's point that a stronger PA will offer an alternative to Hamas.
Even if it does not happen, officials noted, Secretary of State John Kerry planned to meet Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, here later this week — the highest-level meeting between the countries since May 2007.
At the same time, officials noted, Secretary Powell took pains to leave unclear whether he would meet with Mr. Arafat, while noting that Israel had allowed the American envoy, Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, to meet with Mr. Arafat today, "and so obviously we can get to Chairman Arafat".
"You're absolutely right," he carefully notes Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state as telling him on one occasion.
Second, Mr. Allen notes that Secretary of State Alexander Haig, against his inclination, authorized "criticism" of Israel as a result of pressure from inside the bureaucracy of the State Department and from other countries.
Bowers also notes that Secretary of the Treasury William Woodin was a numismatist who in addition to collecting coins, had written books on the subject.
Ravitch notes that Secretary Duncan appointed Joanne S. Weiss, "a partner and chief operating officer of the NewSchools Venture Fund" to "design and manage the Race to the Top".
In 2012, as the Washington Examiner notes, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called school choice "the civil rights struggle of our day".
