The Obama administration has announced that it will nominate outgoing Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) to replace Gary Locke as the new U.S. ambassador to China. Baucus is seen as a strong U.S. hand in Beijing, The New York Times observes, owing to his efforts to reduce trade barriers between China and the United States, and […]
There’s been a lot of hoopla recently about the question of whether or not Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen. He settled that yesterday by saying that he would go if he’s needed to finalize an agreement. This story from Reuters quotes the President: “If I am confident that all of the countries involved are […]
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