VOA标准英语2009年-Diplomats Work Against the Clock to Mediate Gaz

The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is buzzing with diplomatic activity, as European and Arab diplomats scramble to put together a cease-fire in Gaza, amid increasingly strident calls from Arab public opinion to halt Israel's invasion of the enclave. Egypt

VOA标准英语2009年-Diplomatic Activity Builds to Halt Eastern Cong

Diplomatic activity aimed at ending the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying. The United Nations mediator for eastern Congo, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, arrived Thursday in Kinshasa for talks with Congole

2006年VOA标准英语-New York Exhibit Explores Historical Fascinatio

By Amanda Cassandra New York 29 November 2006 Gold prices have reached record highs this year, fueling new interest in gold as an investment. But the allure extends far beyond its monetary value. Its importance as a natural resource, as a commodity

2006年VOA标准英语-Mideast Diplomacy Intensifies While Attacks Con

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 23 July 2006 Three senior European envoys held talks with Israeli officials ahead of a visit to the region by Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. But as diplomacy intensifies to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah g

2006年VOA标准英语-Diplomacy to End Mideast Fighting Derailed by V

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 30 July 2006 Lebanese hold a candlelit vigil in memory of at least 56 people - more than half of then children - who were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike that crushed a building in the southern Lebanese village of Qana

2007年VOA标准英语-Senior US Diplomat Makes Unannounced N. Korea V

By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 June 2007 The senior U.S. diplomat in charge of negotiating an end to North Korea's nuclear weapons programs has made an unannounced visit to the North Korean capital. Just hours after he arrived, however, North Korea appeared

2006年VOA标准英语-Top US Diplomat Criticizes Detention of Burmese

By VOA News 29 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of States Condoleezza Rice has marked the 16th anniversary of democratic elections in Burma, which were disregarded by the country's military government. She said the years have be

2006年VOA标准英语-US Diplomat Accuses N. Korea of Boycotting

By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 May 2006 The U.S. representative to the six-nation talks aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis says Pyongyang is boycotting the process. Speaking at a U.S.-K

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Diplomats Widen Sanctions Against Zimbabwe

The European Union Tuesday tightened sanctions against Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe. The EU foreign ministers added 37 more people to the EU list of individuals under a visa ban and asset freeze that already includes the president and members o

VOA双语新闻 Major Role for Diplomacy

U.S. legislators and members of the September 11 Commission say American diplomacy will have a major role in preventing future terrorist attacks on the United States. 美国国会议员及9-11恐怖袭击事件调查委员会委员们说， 美国的外

VOA双语新闻 Public Diplomacy Nominee Vows To Improve ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, visiting Europe to secure continuing support for his country, says the help is needed if Afghanistan is to continue to reverse the extremism and terrorism that gripped his country during the Taleban regime. Mr. Karzai s

2007年VOA标准英语-Norway Eases Diplomatic Boycott of Palestinian

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 19 March 2007 A senior Norwegian official has met with the leader of the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas, easing a diplomatic boycott. The meeting followed the formation of a Palestinian national unity government,

2006年VOA标准英语-Middle East Diplomatic Efforts Intensify

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 July 2006 Diplomatic efforts to end the latest conflict in the Middle East intensified, Tuesday, as United Nations diplomats met with senior Israeli officials in Jerusalem, after holding talks in Beirut. The talks took pla

2006年VOA标准英语-US Continues to Seek Diplomatic Solution t

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 May 2006 The United States says it seeks a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff with Iran, but a U.S. official in Geneva has again dismissed the contents of a letter s

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslim Leader Urges Diplomacy with Iran

By Michael Drudge London 10 March 2006 The chief of the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference says the West's showdown with Iran over its nuclear program should be resolved through diplomac

2006年VOA标准英语-Mideast Fighting Continues as Diplomacy Gathers

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 August 2006 Israel launched air strikes, commando raids and heavy ground combat operations Saturday against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Hezbollah militants continued rocket attacks against northern Israel. In New York, the Un

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Diplomats Still Divided Over Resolution to E

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 03 August 2006 France's U.N. ambassador, Jean Marc de la Sabliere, says he is losing confidence in the Security Council's ability to quickly adopt a resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls for Diplomatic Solution to Iran

By Paula Wolfson Washington 10 April 2006 President Bush delivers speech at John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, Monday President Bush says he remains committed to find

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Top Diplomat Says Neighbors Key to Stabili

16 June 2006 Hoshyar Zebari Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says the role of Iraq's neighbors is key to bringing stability to his nation. But he says that, so far, most of them have not been very helpful. The Iraqi foreign minister made his co

学个词Learn a Word 第409期 Diplomacy

今天我们要学的词是diplomacy。 Diplomacy, 是外交的意思。韩国新总统李明博上任后，马上展开外交行动。He started his energy diplomacy by holding a series of summits with leaders from natural resource-rich countries, 他