NYT > Zalmay KhalilzadZalmay Khalilzad is the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. He has also served in two other crucial posts during the Bush administration: as ambassador to Afghanistan — where he was known as “the viceroy†— and ambassador to Iraq. There have been recent reports that Mr. Khalilzad, the highest-ranking Muslim in the Bush administration, is a possible candidate to be president of Afghanistan, as dissatisfaction with the government of Hamid Karzai grows. The... U.S. May Bypass the U.N. for Kosovo Independence- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The U.S. threatened to seek a solution outside the United Nations if Russia persisted in blocking Security Council action on Kosovos desire for independence from Serbia.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/14/world/europe/14nations.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Letters The U.N. in Iraq- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Jeffrey Laurenti letter says Amb Zalmay Khalilzad is right that United Nations is an outsider that can help Iraqis regain peace and stability (July 20 Op-Ed article), but says US must promise an end to occupation before UN can be effectivehttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E6DA103CF934A15754C0A9619C8B63&part... In Iraq, the U.N. To the Rescue- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Jonathan Feldman letter responds to US Amb Zalmay Khalilzad's July 20 Op-Ed supporting expanded UN role in Iraq; holds that Bush administration, after running roughshod over UN, now wants it to come to its rescuehttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E5DA1531F932A15754C0A9619C8B63&part... The U.N. in Iraq- September 17, 2008 Jeffrey Laurenti letter says Amb Zalmay Khalilzad is right that United Nations is an outsider that can help Iraqis regain peace and stability (July 20 Op-Ed article), but says US must promise an end to occupation before UN can be effectivehttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E0DC153FF934A15754C0A9619C8B63&part... The MacArthur Lunch- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Should the United States run Iraq like Gen. Douglas MacArthur in postwar Japan or seek a local leader like Hamid Karzai and operate behind the sceneshttp://select.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/opinion/27cohen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Musharraf- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The United States must use Gen. Pervez Musharrafs vulnerability to get more of what it wants.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/opinion/08cohen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Strong Talk About Zimbabwe at the U.N.- September 17, 2008 Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council that he was deeply concerned by the delay in releasing the results of Zimbabwes presidential election.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/world/africa/17zimbabwe.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Afghan President Hints Hell Run for Re-election- September 17, 2008 The comments were President Hamid Karzais first public indication that he would run for re-election in 2009 despite discontent over his government.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/world/asia/07afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss The Long Haul in Afghanistan- September 17, 2008 If troops are to stay until 2013, as the NATO secretary general suggests, the alliance will need re-branding.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/opinion/28cohen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss White House Criticizes Envoy Over Iran- September 17, 2008 White House officials expressed anger about how the United States ambassador to the United Nations sat beside the Iranian foreign minister at a panel of the World Economic Forum on Saturday.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/washington/30diplo.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |