NOEL KING, HOST: All right. So it's not just China and North Korea. President Trump has had a lot to say on matters of defense lately. He tweeted that Iran would suffer historic consequences if it threatened the U.S., he scolded NATO allies, and he d

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台7月

In a major change to his cabinet, US President Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominated CIA Chief Mike Pompeo to replace Tillerson as his top diplomat. While the announcement of the decision may be sudden, it did not come as a c

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Secretary schedules a meeting A: Mr. Cranes office. Sandy speaking. May I help you? B: Hi, Sandy. Its Walter Knight. I need to book some time with Mr. Crane. A: Certainly, Mr. Knight. When would you like to meet with him? B: Can you see what his sche

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Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has fired his security chief over last August's bombing of the U.N. offices in Baghdad. Mr. Annan took disciplinary action against several other employ

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Burma's opposition party, the National League for Democracy, says the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is to visit Burma in December to hold talks on the country's political problems. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the NLD was told

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

By Lisa Schlein Tripoli, Libya 09 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, 06 Sep 2007 U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon says failure to achieve peace in Sudan's conflict-

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Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig pauses in thought prior to a panel discussion with other former Secreatries of State entitled The Annual Report of the Secretaries of State at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, S

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By Scott Stearns White House 23 January 2008 U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with congressional leaders Wednesday for talks on a stimulus package for the U.S. economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Secretary Pau

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The State Department confirmed Friday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will go to the Middle East next week in another effort to advance Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. U.S. officials deny trying to rush the process. VOA's David Gollust rep

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has defended the Obama administration's program to rescue financially troubled banks. Secretary Geithner spoke before a congressional panel overseeing the massive bailout. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

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US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film Although The Lady, a feature film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, opened as scheduled, no one anticipated its release would coincide with the democracy leaders election to a seat in Burmas parlia

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At the ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting in Hanoi, Chinese Minister of Defense Liang Guanglie invited his U.S. counterpart Defense Secretary Robert Gates to visit China, in what seems like an easing of military tensions in the region. Diplomacy appears

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 December 2006 Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea has been sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general of the United Nations. VOA's Peter Heinlein at the U.N. reports, Mr. Ban will take over the job when Kofi Annan steps

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 September 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is embarking Tuesday on a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. As Robert Berger reports from

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By Lisa Schlein N'Djamena, Chad 07 September 2007 Before meeting Chadian President Idriss Deby, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told journalists he would discuss a proposal to deploy thousands of European Union troops and U.N. police officers to h

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As U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Tuesday, the top U.S. and NATO commander there said he needs well over 10,000 more troops, in addition to several thousand President Bush announced last week. The commander, Army General David

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 16 July 2007 During a briefing about his just completed two-week trip to Afghanistan and Europe, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Darfur dominated discussions. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Sch

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some other news, the new defense secretary is crossing the Pacific with two questions in the air. The first is how much James Mattis really speaks for the new president. The second is how Mattis can reassure traditional U.S. alli

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A letter from George Washington awaited Jefferson upon his return home in 1789. That spring, Washington had become our first President. He wanted Jefferson to become his Secretary of State. This meant that he would head the Department of State, which

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 16 November 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Lebanon's top leaders to put aside their differences and hold a free presidential election before November 24. Outgoing president Emile Lahoud's term expires at m

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