tration when he told Cedras (in the Haiti negotiations) he was "ashamed" of the U.S. embargo of Haiti because it "deprived children of food and medicine and caused many deaths" (Nelson A-8). In general, the issue is whether Carter should be representing himself as an officially sanctioned representative of the Clinton Administration, or whether he should represent himself as a good Christian, world citizen, and former president.
Former President Carter should represent himself as a negotiator for the Clinton Administration if, and only if, he adheres to a preapproved scripted version of the administration's goals toward negotiation. Carter is a genuinely good man, even critics agree, but in negotiations, it is also generally agreed, "nice guys finish last." Such is the substance of the Times article, if one reads between the lines.
South African President Nelson Mandela was honored as a hero during a White House ceremony on Wednesday, October 5, 1994, but American businesses are taking a "wait and see" attitude with regard to Mandela's five-month-old regime. Businesses w
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