Rice: Interests section plan put on hold
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Secretary of State Rice announced that the plan to open a US diplomatic interests section in Iran has been shelved. According to her statement, the option for a diplomatic outpost is still available, but that the decision should be made by the next administration. Secretary Rice listed the short amount of […]
After Postponing Announcement, Bush to Open Interests Section After Election
According to David Ignatius of the Washington Post, the Bush administration is planning to announce the opening of a US diplomatic interests section in Iran following the November 4 election. Plans for the announcement had been postponed in August out of fears that it would unduly influence the Presidential election. The issue of foreign policy […]
A Good Week for Diplomacy
It’s been a pretty good week for us here at NIAC. The Bush Administration is planning to install the first US diplomats in Iran since the hostage crisis. The third-highest ranking official in the State Department sat down with Iran to negotiate over the nuclear issue, reversing years of stubborn and counterproductive policy. For the first […]