Bolton's First Day at U.N. Is Marked by Awkward Chitchat ; New Ambassador Meets Security Council

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › August 03, 2005

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UNITED NATIONS - On his first day as U.N. ambassador, John Bolton showed none of his trademark combativeness as he engaged Tuesday in that diplomatic art done so well at the United Nations: forced chitchat in front of a throng of cameras.

Bolton brushed by a scrum of reporters and photographers without a word upon entering the building for the first time in his new job, only to find himself standing awkwardly before more cameras for his inaugural meeting with Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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Bolton's First Day at U.N. Is Marked by Awkward Chitchat ; New Ambassador Meets Security Council

His reputation may be for a love of verbal combat, yet Bolton looked mildly flust...

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