"For some, the implementation of cultural diplomacy is not done on a playing field when all participants are free of impediments, as minor as they may seem in comparison to the past. I do not mean to imply that in these relationships we should indicate any special concern or in any way indicate a desire to compensate for the past, but these are the facts that mature and well-balanced people should be aware of and take into consideration."
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Thomas Patrick Melady (U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda and the Holy See) (13 August 2012) Academy for Cultural Diplomacy
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Thomas Patrick Melady
Thomas Patrick Melady (March 4, 1927 – January 6, 2014) was an American diplomat.
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