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Kofi Annan's Appeal for U.S. Leadership |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / ANALYSIS |
| Author: William M. Reilly |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2007 |
| Size: 852 Words, 5,380 Characters |
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan gave a farewell address December 11, 2006 that some observers called an attack on U.S. foreign policy. But he denies the accusation, countering it was instead an appeal for stronger leadership from Washington.
However it is characterized, it was definitely a plea for multilateralism and not the unilateralism of late demonstrated by Washington.
With only a few weeks before retirement, Annan listed five lessons he learned serving two five-year terms as secretary-general.
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"When the United States works with multilateral partners we do extremely well," the secretary-general said. "We require the natural leadership role the United States played in the past and can play today. So, an appeal for leadership should never be seen as an attack."
But that in itself was critical of recent past leadership.
Copyright © 2006 United Press International, Inc.
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