Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on the path towards democracy it was about to have just before I arrived, the first elections for a civilian president in more than 9 years.

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We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for...

We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for...

We believe that the vote would have been close. We regret that in the face...

We believe that the vote would have been close. We regret that in the face...

Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does...

Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does...

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for...

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for...

There was the situation in Nicaragua where the Sandinistas had taken over a couple of...

There was the situation in Nicaragua where the Sandinistas had taken over a couple of...

Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until...

Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until...

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point...

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point...

The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one...

The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one...

It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look...

It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look...

I think there, there also had been just before I got to Honduras a rather...

I think there, there also had been just before I got to Honduras a rather...

I think people took Grenada for what it turned out to be, which was a...

I think people took Grenada for what it turned out to be, which was a...