The battle begins; Washington vetoes a new term for Boutros-Ghali

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Ambassador Madeleine Albright vetoed the UN Security Council's nomination of Boutros-Ghali for a second term as the secretary general of the United Nations. The Clinton administration hopes the veto will further UN reform. Some groups fear that Boutros-Ghali seeks independent funding sources for the UN.

Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, United Nations, Boutros Ghali, Boutros

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How big is too big?

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The 16 member-nations of NATO will meet in Madrid, Spain, in Jul 1997, to consider possible expansion plans. France, Italy and Canada favor extending NATO membership to several former East Bloc countries, but the US wants to admit only Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Canada, Europe, Membership, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Canadian foreign relations

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