U.S. Continues Effort to Oust ElBaradei

The United States is continuing its efforts to force Mohamed ElBaradei out of his position as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, despite reports that a lack of support from other IAEA member nations had killed the effort, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 24).

“They’ve been lobbying, and close friends have given them a good reception,” one official told AP.

U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton and other senior State Department officials “were still lobbying the capitals” of member states, said another official (George Jahn, Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Feb. 9).

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