John Bolton, the United States ambassador to the United Nations walks outside the Security Council chamber at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006.
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Moscow Hails Bolton’s Resignation
U.S. President George W. Bush accepted yesterday the resignation of Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton. The decision to sacrifice high-rank diplomat roots in profound antagonism felt by the Congress in his respect. The Kremlin hailed resignation and hoped that Bolton’s successor would be less rigid in foreign affairs.
Bush administration still views John Bolton the best candidate to the office of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but has to accept his resignation on failure to overcome aggressive opposition of the Senate, the U.S. president made clear in the statement released by the White House yesterday.
Bolton’s authority as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations expires in January, once the new Congress gets down to work in the United States. Past month, President Bush put forward Bolton for the Senate’s approval only to realize that the legislators didn’t see any sense even in discussing the candidate.
Moscow responded to the forthcoming resignation of this high-profile diplomat on short notice. “We would like to express hope that the successor would be able to overcome excessive toughness in approaches, at the same time, maintaining and developing positive experience of our cooperation,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.
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