“We've exhausted all diplomatic measures to try and stop the plan. Now the caregivers are on an all-out campaign to expose this plan for what it is -- a plan to save money on the backs of health-care patients and workers.”
Jim Sanford
“Our diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning .”
David Manning
“North Korea has exhausted most of its diplomatic cards available. A remaining card is not returning to the negotiating table ... A nuclear test is unlikely as it would provoke China and other neighboring countries too much.”
Koh Yu Hwan
“Diplomats are supposed to stop fights, not create fights, ... This has not been handled well at all by the administration or by the nominee. It's very flaky when you look at it from a distance.”
Trent Lott
“The diplomat in question no longer enjoys the privileges and immunities conferred by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. He has been expelled from the United States for not voluntarily departing by the appointed time. We do not have any further comments on the case.”
James Rubin
“This diplomatic move has stopped the suit right in its early stages.”
Daniel Shea
“A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.”
Caskie Stinnett