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The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is praising two New York facilities for canceling events where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was scheduled to appear this week. “Under the UN headquarters agreement, the United States is obligated to let President Ahmadinejad come to the U.S., but there is no reason that he should […]

Each year around this time, the sitting president nominates  “representatives to the XXth session of the General Assembly.” These are not to be confused with the professional diplomats who represent U.S. interests; the posts, without pay, are for interested activists who represent the United States in appearances before the U.N.’s various bodies, usually in areas […]