In manner and style, he is Clintonesque, with a ready smile, quick handshake and the reputation of getting along with people on the left, the right and in the center of his party.
On the several occasions that I met Göncz, both in Britain and in Budapest, he always received me with a ready smile and the handshake of a man who in politics managed to rise above past rancour and bitterness, willing to forgive his former jailers and demagogic, unfair opponents.
But Jacob arrives with a ready smile and an instant handshake.
He had a firm handshake and a ready smile when I interviewed him 10 years ago in Hanoi, and he talked easily about the "American War," about his legendary battles at Dien Bien Phu and Khe Sanh, and about Ho Chi Minh.
What might be new is that the South Americans — many of them from barrios, favelas and shanties, some of mixed race — know their roots and have been ready to reach out for the handshake so freely offered by indigenous Africans.
And I'm ready to do a seven-step handshake, be unbothered, and talk that good shit.
Whenever you do meet someone, have a business card ready to hand over, a firm handshake, and a steady gaze.
Reports this morning suggest Manchester United are ready to offer the German a golden handshake by paying him £10m to go quietly in January.
The Opening Handshake: Both candidates walk out ready for battle, they are wearing the red and blue ties to represent their party with the American Flag lapel pin (remember the drama that happened four years ago).
Your employers will notice your hands as soon as you give them that first handshake, so you should have job-ready fingernails at all times.
