Surprise U.N. Pick
President Bush nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton, an arms control expert and outspoken UN critic, as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Two policy analysts discuss the surprise nomination.
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U.N. Report Proposes Organizational Reforms
A report outlining proposed reforms of the United Nations, including an expansion of the group‘s Security Council, is formally presented to Secretary-General Kofi Annan. NPR‘s Melissa Block talks about the report with Nancy Soderberg, a former alternate representative to the …
President Bush and the United Nations
NPR‘s Tavis Smiley talks about the role of the U.N. with Nancy Soderberg, vice-president of the International Crisis Group and a former U.S. representative to the U.N.
A Troubled Transition
Amid the ongoing struggle for stability, the U.S.-led coalition is preparing to relinquish sovereignty in Iraq on June 30. Margaret Warner and regional experts discuss the effects of the growing violence and unstable security situation on the political transition.
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Differences between U.S. Policy on Cuban and Haiti
NPR‘s Bob Edwards examines the difference in U.S. policy towards refugees from Haiti and Cuba. He talks with Nancy Soderberg, a National Security Council official in the Clinton administration.