| Notes |
Not only Republicans sought Negroponte's service; President Bill Clinton appointed him ambassador to the Philippines. Negroponte's star continued to rise as the George W. Bush administration, which promoted and rewarded individuals with track records of planning, implementing and covering up grave human rights violations, called on him to serve once again, this time as ambassador to the United Nations. Negroponte proved a perfect fit. He was, after all, Reagan's replacement as Honduran ambassador for Jack Binn, who had warned his superiors about the regime's crimes, and proved all too willing to provide diplomatic cover for grievous human rights violations, including torture, committed this time around in the name of fighting Islamist terrorism. |