"It seems as though he...has more of an interest, and more of a cultural capacity to reach out across the aisle in America, and to the world as a whole. As a wise man said once, you campaign in poetry and govern in prose...let's now see if he can deliver. Though I think he will soon find out that the vested interests of Washington are too stubborn for a relatively inexperienced politician such as himself to navigate. (Speaking about new U.S. President Barack Obama)"
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Munir Butt
Dr Munir Butt KCMG PhD (10 July 1940 – 20 February 2015) was a British diplomat who was an economic and foreign policy advisor to prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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