DIPLOMACY IS ILL-SERVED BY NAME CALLING

Author: JONATHAN CLARKE a member of the British diplomatic service for 20 years,

Edited

Senator Marc Rubio during recent confirmation hearings challenged the Secretary of State designate Mr. Rex Tillerson for his views on President Vladimir Putin demanding to know whether he thought the Russian President was a war criminal. Mr. Rex Tillerson answered that he "wouldn’t use that term. Those are very, very serious charges to make and I want to have much more information." He was right.