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Reaction to President Bush’s nomination of John R. Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations:
— “At a time when President Bush has recognized we need to begin repairing our damaged relations with the rest of the world, he nominates someone with a long history of being opposed to working cooperatively with other nations.” — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
— “If the president is serious about reaching out to the world, why would he choose someone who has expressed such disdain for working with our allies? … Quite simply, Mr. Bolton’s nomination carries with it baggage we cannot afford.” — Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
— “For myself, I have several contacts with him, I know that we can work together. We have different views but also we have many things in common. … I hope that once he’s here he will have a deeper perception of what the U.N. is about.” — China’s U.N. Ambassador Wang Guangya.
— “We have all kinds of people in the United Nations. At the end we end up always with consensual views. (Former U.N. Ambassador John) Danforth was not a diplomat and he came here and he did an excellent job. So you don’t have to be a career diplomat to be successful at the United Nations.”— Algeria’s U.N. Ambassador Abdallah Baali.
— “I think any nomination, any designation, is to send a message. I don’t know what is the message.” — Argentina’s U.N. Ambassador Cesar Mayoral.