Rice in a Serious Mood
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/washington/27rice.html
July 27, 2006
Rice in a Serious Mood
By THE NEW YORK TIMES [rice] [state] [core group met in rome] [some individual-role stuff here too] [*************]
It is an open secret that American diplomats have often scratched their heads at one of the weird customs of the annual meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations: the skits the delegations perform at the gala dinner ever year. [***********]
Last year, Robert B. Zoellick, then deputy secretary of state — filling in for his boss, Condoleezza Rice — sang “Oh My Darling, Clementine.” The Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, portrayed Darth Vader, light saber and all.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/washington/27rice.html
July 27, 2006
Rice in a Serious Mood
By THE NEW YORK TIMES [rice] [state] [core group met in rome] [some individual-role stuff here too] [*************]
It is an open secret that American diplomats have often scratched their heads at one of the weird customs of the annual meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations: the skits the delegations perform at the gala dinner ever year. [***********]
Last year, Robert B. Zoellick, then deputy secretary of state — filling in for his boss, Condoleezza Rice — sang “Oh My Darling, Clementine.” The Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, portrayed Darth Vader, light saber and all.
This year’s dinner, in Malaysia, is today, but Ms. Rice said she would not be doing a skit because the fighting in the Middle East called for seriousness, not levity. But she said she would play the piano. “I’m going to do a serious piece,” she said. “A reflective piece. Brahms is always good for that.” [*************]
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