Quotable notes

"Diplomats from other countries bemoan the fact that American diplomacy is done on the cheap. Going to the Department of State or an embassy to witness the devastating effects of budget cuts takes a sharp eye. Some things are tangible - such as diplomats in Ukraine working in unheated metal shipping containers."

- Thomas R. Pickering, undersecretary of state for political affairs, speaking about "Foreign Policy and a New Administration: What Stays the Same and What Changes" at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on November 7.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 14, 2001, No. 2, Vol. LXIX

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