Glenn Kessler

Articles by Glenn Kessler

Biden Played Less Than Key Role in Bosnia Legislation (October 7, 2008)

Senate Backs Far-Reaching Nuclear Trade Deal With India (October 2, 2008)

Administration Pushing to Salvage Accord With N. Korea (September 28, 2008)

Nuclear Pact With India Gets Approval of House (September 28, 2008)

U.S. Envoy to Travel to N. Korea for Nuclear Talks (September 27, 2008)

Far-Reaching U.S. Plan Impaired N. Korea Deal (September 26, 2008)

Despite Late Surge, Markets Still Show Signs of Instability (September 19, 2008)

U.S. Seizes Control of AIG With $85 Billion Emergency Loan (September 17, 2008)

Stocks Plunge as Crisis Intensifies (September 16, 2008)

World Nuclear Trade Group Agrees to Restrict Sales to India (September 12, 2008)

N. Korean Leader Thought To Be Ill (September 10, 2008)

Rice: U.S. Has Aided In Nuclear Regulation (September 8, 2008)

In Tunisia and Algeria, Rice Asks for Cooperation (September 7, 2008)

International Group Backs Nuclear Accord For U.S., India (September 7, 2008)

Rice and Gaddafi Hammer at Wall Built by Decades of Animosity (September 6, 2008)

Rice to Prod Libya On Detained Activist (September 4, 2008)

In Secret Letter, Tough U.S. Line on India Nuclear Deal (September 3, 2008)

Georgia War Shows 'Weak' Russia, U.S. Official Says (August 28, 2008)

U.N. Envoy Rebuked For Solo Diplomacy (August 27, 2008)

Georgian Democracy A Complex Evolution (August 24, 2008)

U.S. Push to Expand India's Nuclear Trade Draws Skepticism (August 21, 2008)

U.S. Officials Urge Stability in Pakistan (August 18, 2008)

Eyes Off the Ball (August 3, 2008)

Arab Aid to Palestinians Often Doesn't Fulfill Pledges (July 27, 2008)

Iran Nuclear Talks End Without Agreement (July 19, 2008)

Rice to Meet N. Korean Diplomat (July 19, 2008)

Iran and U.S. Signaling Chance of Deal (July 17, 2008)

American Envoy To Join Iran Talks (July 16, 2008)

Pakistan Wants 'Partnership' With U.S., Official Says (July 12, 2008)

Iran's Conflicting Signals to the West (July 11, 2008)

Iran Launches Nine Test Missiles, Says More Are Ready (July 10, 2008)

Congress May Not Pass U.S.-India Nuclear Pact (July 9, 2008)

Celebrity Passport Records Popular (July 4, 2008)

Message to U.S. Preceded Nuclear Declaration by North Korea (July 2, 2008)

Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran (June 22, 2008)

New Data Found On North Korea's Nuclear Capacity (June 21, 2008)

N. Korea's Abduction of U.S. Permanent Resident Fades From Official View (June 19, 2008)

Burma Gives 'Cronies' Slice of Storm Relief (June 13, 2008)

Top U.S. Officials Stalling Taiwan Arms Package (June 12, 2008)

U.S., British Envoys Attacked by Mugabe Loyalists in Rural Zimbabwe (June 6, 2008)

Bhutto Dealt Nuclear Secrets to N. Korea, Book Says (June 1, 2008)

Rice Says Policy on N. Korea Is A Team Effort (May 30, 2008)

N. Korea Taking Tougher Stance, Ex-Envoy Warns (May 30, 2008)

McCain Signals Desire to See Reduction in Nuclear Arms (May 28, 2008)

Mid-Level Official Steered U.S. Shift On North Korea (May 26, 2008)

Burmese Aid Request Stirs Concerns (May 23, 2008)

McCain Assails Obama Over Readiness To Talk With Hostile Foreign Leaders (May 21, 2008)

Cisco File Raises Censorship Concerns (May 20, 2008)

Burma Warns of Food Shortage (May 20, 2008)

U.S. to Send N. Korea 500,000 Tons of Food Aid (May 17, 2008)

Neighbors to Press Burma on Response (May 17, 2008)

U.S. Increases Estimate Of N. Korean Plutonium (May 14, 2008)

Bush Plans Call to Chinese Leader Over Burma's Stance on Aid (May 10, 2008)

State Department Asks Congress To Keep Quiet About Details of Deal (May 9, 2008)

Analysts Divided on Clinton's Arab Defense Plan (May 4, 2008)

N. Korea Agrees to Blow Up Tower at Its Nuclear Facility (May 2, 2008)

Accusing N. Korea May Stall Nuclear Pact (April 26, 2008)

Israelis Claim Secret Agreement With U.S. (April 24, 2008)

Israel Would Trade 400 For Soldier, Egypt Says (April 19, 2008)

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Declared Ready, With Nudge by Rockets (April 18, 2008)

South Korean Leader Plans New Outreach To the North (April 18, 2008)

U.S. Ready to Ease Sanctions on N. Korea (April 11, 2008)

Former President Carter to Meet With Hamas Chief (April 10, 2008)

Ex-Envoy Details Hussein Meeting (April 3, 2008)

Diplomacy Defines Rice's Final Months (March 31, 2008)

Palestinian Authority Granted New Trial in Terrorism Damages Suit (March 28, 2008)

Kim's Realm Shows Signs Of a Rift (March 27, 2008)

U.S. Initially Unconcerned About Erroneous Shipment (March 27, 2008)

Passport Backlog Put Data More in Hands of Contractors (March 25, 2008)

Rice Apologizes For Breach of Passport Data (March 22, 2008)

Two Fired for Viewing Obama Passport File (March 21, 2008)

Privately, Bush Presses China Over Crackdown on Tibet (March 21, 2008)

Mideast Players Differ On Approach to Hamas (March 16, 2008)

Mideast Players Differ On Approach to Hamas (March 16, 2008)

Palestinian Forces' Training Marred by Delays, Politics (March 15, 2008)

Palestinian Forces' Training Marred by Delays, Politics (March 15, 2008)

Indian Embassy Worker Tied to Arms Conspiracy (March 14, 2008)

U.S., N. Korea to Work Toward Ending Weapons Impasse (March 12, 2008)

Expansion Issues Divide NATO; Rice Urges More Troops (March 7, 2008)

Abbas Agrees to Resume Peace Talks With Israel; Monitoring Group to Meet (March 6, 2008)

Abbas Stays Noncommittal on Peace Talks (March 5, 2008)

Rice to Raise Humanitarian Issues With Israelis (March 4, 2008)

In Search for Peace, a Shrinking White House Role (March 2, 2008)

Administration Won't Take Sides in Terrorism Case Against Palestinians (March 1, 2008)

The Missing Man (February 29, 2008)

FEC Warns McCain on Campaign Spending (February 22, 2008)

McCain Presses Obama on Pledge About Public Funds (February 21, 2008)

With Victory in Wisconsin, McCain Is Talking Like a Nominee (February 20, 2008)

'No Change' From Israel, Fayyad Says (February 13, 2008)

Palestinians Ask U.S. To Intervene in Suits Over Terrorist Attacks (February 12, 2008)

The Realist in Romney Saw a Path Too Steep (February 8, 2008)

Romney, McCain Battle for Right (February 4, 2008)

Agency Chief Alleges Interference In Probe of U.S. Attorney Firings (January 31, 2008)

Bill's Provision May Help Terror Victims Gain Redress (January 26, 2008)

Wolf Urges Safety Probe Of Baghdad Embassy (January 15, 2008)

Baghdad Embassy Is Called A Fire Risk (January 12, 2008)

Hanging Out in Borneo (January 6, 2008)

Democracy Gets Small Portion of U.S. Aid (January 6, 2008)

U.S. Urges Pakistani Steps (January 3, 2008)

Egypt Opens Crossing So Palestinians Can Return (January 3, 2008)

U.S. Brokered Bhutto's Return to Pakistan (December 28, 2007)

Uranium Traces Found on N. Korean Tubes (December 21, 2007)

Embassy-Building Chief Set to Retire (December 20, 2007)

Congress Sets Limits on Aid to Pakistan (December 20, 2007)

Killings of Journalists Hit a High In 2007 (December 18, 2007)

Progress Is Reported on Nuclear Pact (December 15, 2007)

Foreign Affairs Panel Calls For Overhaul of State Dept. (December 9, 2007)

Review of Iran Intelligence to Be Sought (December 7, 2007)

Ex-Ambassador Criticizes Rice (December 5, 2007)

Rice, Israeli Official Share Perspectives (November 29, 2007)

Bill Clinton's Claim of Opposing Iraq War From Outset Disputed (November 29, 2007)

Rice, Israeli Official Share Perspectives (November 29, 2007)

Mideast Talks Yield Promises To Press On (November 28, 2007)

Restrained Optimism For Mideast Peace Talks (November 27, 2007)

Eyes Will Be on Bush At Talks on Mideast (November 24, 2007)

Nearly 50 Parties Invited to Mideast Peace Talks Tuesday in Annapolis (November 21, 2007)

Mideast Conference Nears, With Few Plans (November 19, 2007)

Justice Dept. Conducting Criminal Probe of Baghdad Embassy Contracts (November 16, 2007)

State Dept. Inspector General Agrees To Recuse Himself From Key Probes (November 15, 2007)

House GOP Report Defends State Dept. Official (November 14, 2007)

N. Korea Offers Evidence to Rebut Uranium Claims (November 10, 2007)

Rice's Management at Issue (November 10, 2007)

Rice Reaffirms Plan to Force Diplomats to Fill Iraq Posts (November 3, 2007)

Hughes to Leave State Dept. After Mixed Results in Outreach Post (November 1, 2007)

Aid Request Emphasizes U.S. Support of Palestinian Authority Leadership (October 31, 2007)

Envoy Warns of N. Korea Deal Fallout (October 26, 2007)

Bolton Book Cites Effort to Halt Powell's Iran Initiative (October 22, 2007)

White House And Turkey Fight Bill On Armenia (October 10, 2007)

Iraq Embassy Cost Rises $144 Million Amid Project Delays (October 7, 2007)

Ex-Investigator Details Iraqi Corruption (October 5, 2007)

Tough Stance Is Urged On Nuclear Pact With India (October 5, 2007)

To Reach Pact With N. Korea, Bush Adopted an Approach He Had Criticized (October 4, 2007)

N. Korea Nuclear Accord Reached (October 3, 2007)

N. Korea Nuclear Accord Reached (October 3, 2007)

China Rejects Attempt to Link Developments in Burma to Beijing Olympics (October 2, 2007)

Israel Submits Nuclear Trade Plan (September 30, 2007)

State Dept. Agents Say Jobs Were Threatened (September 29, 2007)

Blackwater Focused on Cost, Not Safety, Report Says (September 28, 2007)

Son Seeks Restraining Order on Official (September 27, 2007)

U.S. to Invite Several Arab Nations to Peace Talks (September 24, 2007)

Israel, U.S. Shared Data On Suspected Nuclear Site (September 21, 2007)

State IG Accused of Averting Probes (September 19, 2007)

U.S. Faces a Middle East Hungry for Peace Specifics (September 18, 2007)

Syria-N. Korea Reports Won't Stop Talks (September 15, 2007)

World Bank Unit Close to Wolfowitz Cited for Reform (September 14, 2007)

The President Asserted Progress on Security and Political Issues. Recent Reports Weren't Often So Upbeat. (September 14, 2007)

N. Korea, Syria May Be at Work on Nuclear Facility (September 13, 2007)

Iran Must Pay $2.6 Billion for '83 Attack (September 8, 2007)

U.S. Military Rejects Call To Disband Iraqi Police (September 7, 2007)

Transformed By Her Bond With Bush (September 3, 2007)

U.S. Condemns Burmese Arrests Of 13 Dissidents (August 23, 2007)

Construction Woes Plague U.S. Embassies (August 17, 2007)

Weapons Given to Iraq Are Missing (August 6, 2007)

No Coverup in Tillman Case, Rumsfeld Tells House Panel (August 2, 2007)

Hill, Aid Groups: One Opaque System Replaced Another (July 22, 2007)

Construction Woes Add to Fears at Embassy in Iraq (July 5, 2007)

U.S. Official: N. Korea Ready to Disable Nuclear Reactor (June 22, 2007)

U.S. Official Wraps Up Sudden Visit To N. Korea (June 22, 2007)

Rice Orders That Diplomatic Jobs in Iraq Be Filled First (June 21, 2007)

Embassy Staff In Baghdad Inadequate, Rice Is Told (June 19, 2007)

U.S. Lifts Embargo To Help Abbas (June 19, 2007)

Russians Stall Nuclear Deal With N. Korea (June 16, 2007)

Bush Says Iraq Pullout Would Be 'A Disaster' (June 15, 2007)

North Korea Gets $25 Million Frozen by U.S. Probe (June 15, 2007)

Takeover by Hamas Illustrates Failure of Bush's Mideast Vision (June 15, 2007)

Faulting Allies' Anti-Terrorism Efforts (June 14, 2007)

U.S. Alleges North Korea Is Misusing Aid for Poor (June 9, 2007)

A Foreign Policy, In Two Words (June 8, 2007)

Sens. Obama, Menendez Probe AID Pick's Diversity Record (June 7, 2007)

Rice's Stop in Spain Signals Thaw; Chill Over Cuba Persists (June 2, 2007)

Cheney Backs Diplomacy on Iran Program, Rice Affirms (June 2, 2007)

Rice, Putin Trade Cold War Words (June 1, 2007)

Rice: U.S. Will Not Change Conditions for Iran Nuclear Talks (May 31, 2007)

Rice, Russian Clash Over Kosovo Plan, Missile Shield (May 31, 2007)

Rice Cautions Israel on Syria (May 30, 2007)

Transfer of N. Korea Money Sought (May 17, 2007)

U.S., Iran Forge Bonds in Small Steps (May 10, 2007)

Lawmakers Decry Iran-India Alliance (May 3, 2007)

Top-Ranking Arab American Is Leaving State for Wall Street (May 2, 2007)

India Official Dismisses Iran Reports (May 2, 2007)

Bush Seeks to Reassure Russia on Arms, E.U. on Warming (May 1, 2007)

NSC Post a Real-World Lesson for Cha (May 1, 2007)

U.S. Cites 91 Percent Rise In Terrorist Acts in Iraq (May 1, 2007)

Rice Deputy Quits After Query Over Escort Service (April 28, 2007)

Administration Moves to Expedite Indian Nuclear Talks (April 20, 2007)

Bush Unveils And Delays Sanctions For Sudan (April 19, 2007)

Administration Still Weighing Sudan Options (April 18, 2007)

Rice Meets Palestinian Unity Government Official (April 18, 2007)

Woman in World Bank Controversy Working on Mideast Project (April 14, 2007)

Club Democracy Says Iraq Isn't Worthy of Invite (April 13, 2007)

To Prod N. Korea, U.S. Relents in Counterfeiting Case (April 11, 2007)

U.S. Allowed N. Korea Arms Sale (April 8, 2007)

Bush Backs Richardson Trip to North Korea (April 4, 2007)

Saudis Publicly Get Tough With U.S. (March 30, 2007)

Rice: Mideast Leaders Agree to Biweekly Meetings (March 27, 2007)

Arab Ministers Agree To Revive Initiative For Mideast Peace (March 27, 2007)

Arab Ministers Agree to Relaunch Talks With Israel (March 27, 2007)

Rice Plans to Conduct 'Parallel' Mideast Talks (March 26, 2007)

Rice Presses Arab States on Peace Plan (March 25, 2007)

On Mideast Trip, Rice To Try a New Formula (March 23, 2007)

Vietnam to Consider Freeing Journalist After Inquiry by Rice (March 17, 2007)

Move Seen Complicating Rice's Middle East Effort (March 16, 2007)

U.S. Ends Bank Probe; Possible Step Toward N. Korean Reactor Closure (March 15, 2007)

Policy Successes -- or U-Turns (March 11, 2007)

Sudanese Leader's Long Letter Gets Brief Response From Bush (March 8, 2007)

Rice Names Critic Of Iraq Policy to Counselor's Post (March 2, 2007)

New Doubts On Nuclear Efforts by North Korea (March 1, 2007)

U.S. Will Join Talks With Iran And Syria (February 28, 2007)

United Front on Unity Government (February 22, 2007)

Secretary Rice's Schedule, Plane Leaves Reporters Scrambling (February 21, 2007)

Secretary Rice's Schedule, Plane Leaves Reporters Scrambling (February 21, 2007)

Secretary Rice's Schedule, Plane Leaves Reporters Scrambling (February 21, 2007)

Rice Looks Back for a Way Forward on Mideast Peace (February 21, 2007)

Rice's Mideast Talks Yield Little Except a Promise to Meet Again (February 20, 2007)

Rice's Hotel Room Is Neutral Site for Summit (February 19, 2007)

For Rice, High-Stakes Shuttle Diplomacy (February 19, 2007)

Israelis, Palestinians Appear Determined to Get Equal Treatment from Rice (February 18, 2007)

Palestinian Power-Sharing Deal Complicates Rice's Mideast Trip (February 16, 2007)

Conservatives Assail North Korea Accord (February 15, 2007)

2003 Memo Says Iranian Leaders Backed Talks (February 14, 2007)

U.S. Flexibility Credited in Nuclear Deal With N. Korea (February 14, 2007)

U.S. Wary of New Palestinian Accord (February 10, 2007)

Turkish Official Warns Against Vote on Kirkuk (February 9, 2007)

Israeli Official Faults Egypt Over Arms Flow Into Gaza (February 9, 2007)

Rice Denies Seeing Iranian Proposal in '03 (February 8, 2007)

Bush Approves Plan To Pressure Sudan (February 7, 2007)

N. Korea Aims to Improve on Clinton-Era Nuclear Deal (February 6, 2007)

Russia Clashes With U.S. on Mideast Policy (February 3, 2007)

Rice to Seek Support for Mideast Effort (February 2, 2007)

N. Korea May Accept Deal in Nuclear Talks (January 31, 2007)

Israel May Have Misused Cluster Bombs, U.S. Says (January 30, 2007)

Sudan's Peace Deal, Seen as a Bush Success, Is Endangered (January 28, 2007)

President's Portrayal of 'The Enemy' Often Flawed (January 24, 2007)

Rice Highlights Opportunities After Setbacks On Mideast Trip (January 19, 2007)

U.S. Open to Bilateral Talks on Ties With N. Korea (January 18, 2007)

Asking the Right Questions (January 16, 2007)

Eight Arab Nations Warn Iran Against Interfering in Iraq (January 16, 2007)

Rice's Packed Schedule Leaves Little Room for Cultural Visits (January 16, 2007)

Rice Announces 3-Way Talks on Palestinian State (January 16, 2007)

Abbas Rejects 'Temporary Borders' for Palestine (January 15, 2007)

Palestinian Authority Enjoys New Media Center (January 14, 2007)

Rice Begins Push In the Middle East (January 14, 2007)

Shannon, Ireland -- the Traditional Rest Stop (January 13, 2007)

Rice Seeks Backing Abroad for Iraq Plan (January 12, 2007)

Bush's New Plan for Iraq Echoes Key Parts of Earlier Memo (January 11, 2007)

Bush Warns Democrats About Effects of Troop Pullout From Iraq (January 10, 2007)

U.S. Overseas Image Gets New Focus (January 10, 2007)

Nuclear Talks With N. Korea Expected to Resume (January 6, 2007)

White House Postponing Loss of Iraq, Biden Says (January 5, 2007)

Negroponte to Leave Job to Be State Dept. Deputy (January 4, 2007)

The Book on North Korea (December 27, 2006)

Old Iraq Strategy Lives On In Weekly Progress Reports (December 26, 2006)

3 Crises Face U.S., With Risky Options (December 23, 2006)

Rice Stresses the Positive Amid Mideast Setbacks (December 20, 2006)

Ex-NSC Official Says White House Is Stifling His Criticism of Iran Policy (December 19, 2006)

Rice Rejects Overture To Iran And Syria (December 15, 2006)

U.S. to Press North Korea For Progress in Disarming (December 14, 2006)

Hawks Bolster Skeptical President (December 10, 2006)

Six-Party Negotiations On N. Korea to Resume (December 9, 2006)

The Realists' Repudiation Of Policies for a War, Region (December 7, 2006)

U.N. Ambassador Bolton Won't Stay (December 5, 2006)

At Dead Sea Forum, Incongruities Abound (December 2, 2006)

U.S. May Pursue Iran Sanctions Even if Russia Balks (December 1, 2006)

Rice to Meet Israeli, Palestinian Leaders (November 30, 2006)

Close Adviser to Rice Plans to Resign (November 28, 2006)

U.S. Sets Jan. 1 Deadline for Sudan to Act on Darfur (November 21, 2006)

U.S. Wants U.N. Resolution on Burma (November 18, 2006)

Democrats Blast Bush Policy on N. Korea (November 16, 2006)

Vietnam Frees U.S. Citizen Convicted of Terrorism (November 13, 2006)

3 Are Sentenced in Vietnam (November 11, 2006)

Democrats May Urge More Contact With U.S. Adversaries (November 10, 2006)

Stage Set for Iraq Policy Shift (November 9, 2006)

Vietnam Schedules Terror Trial of Three U.S. Citizens for Friday (November 8, 2006)

Rice Bucks Tradition With Pre-Election Appearances (November 4, 2006)

N. Korea Agrees to Return To Talks (November 1, 2006)

A Prisoner of Global Impact (October 27, 2006)

U.S., European Allies at Odds on Terms of Iran Resolution (October 26, 2006)

Rice Sees Bright Spot In China's New Role Since N. Korean Test (October 22, 2006)

Moscow Meeting Highlights Concerns on Press Freedom (October 22, 2006)

China Gave 'Strong Message' To North Koreans, Rice Says (October 21, 2006)

Rice Presses S. Korea to Pursue Full Sanctions (October 20, 2006)

Japan, Acting to Calm U.S. Worries, Rules Out Building Nuclear Arms (October 19, 2006)

Escalation Not the Aim On N. Korea, Rice Says (October 18, 2006)

Rice Trip to Push Full Sanctions for N. Korea (October 17, 2006)

U.S. Officials Call On China to Help Enforce U.N. Resolution on N. Korea (October 16, 2006)

U.N. Votes To Impose Sanctions On N. Korea (October 15, 2006)

At U.N., U.S. Pushes For Vote on N. Korea (October 14, 2006)

Bush Faults Clinton Policy, But the Debate is Complex (October 12, 2006)

Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Comes Back to Haunt United States (October 10, 2006)

N. Korea Claims Nuclear Test (October 9, 2006)

Reported Test 'Fundamentally Changes the Landscape' for U.S. Officials (October 9, 2006)

N. Korean Move Comes Amid Bid for Talks (October 4, 2006)

U.S. Weighs Moves Against Sudan Over U.N. Force (September 28, 2006)

Bush Brings Afghanistan, Pakistan to the Table (September 27, 2006)

Anger at U.S. Policies More Strident at U.N. (September 24, 2006)

With N. Korea Talks Stalled, U.S. Tries New Approach (September 22, 2006)

Early October New Deadline for Iran (September 21, 2006)

U.S. Policy on Iran Evolves Toward Diplomacy (September 20, 2006)

Bush to Name Envoy for Darfur (September 19, 2006)

France's Chirac Not in Favor of Iran Sanctions (September 19, 2006)

Lebanon Must Disarm Hezbollah, Israeli Foreign Minister Warns (September 16, 2006)

U.S., Israel Cool to Proposal for Palestinian Unity Government (September 14, 2006)

Visiting French Presidential Hopeful Lauds U.S. in Speech (September 13, 2006)

Brief Nuclear Halt May Lead to Talks With Iran (September 12, 2006)

U.S. Moves to Isolate Iranian Banks (September 9, 2006)

Decision to Move Detainees Resolved Two-Year Debate Among Bush Advisers (September 8, 2006)

U.S. Makes a Push for U.N. Action on Burma (September 2, 2006)

Sudan Says No as U.N. Backs Force For Darfur (September 1, 2006)

U.S. Freezes Assets Of Hezbollah Unit (August 30, 2006)

Bush Offers to Meet With Sudan's Leader to Pave Way for U.N. Force in Darfur (August 30, 2006)

State Dept. Probes Use of Bombs (August 26, 2006)

In Sudan, U.S. to Advocate Adding Troops (August 26, 2006)

Rice Orders Difficult Posts Filled First (August 24, 2006)

Bush Says Iraq Pullout Would Be 'A Disaster' (August 22, 2006)

U.N. Official Warns of Major New Sudanese Offensive in Darfur (August 18, 2006)

Critics Cite 'Constrained' Mideast Policy (August 6, 2006)

U.N. Talks Focus on Terms of Cease-Fire (August 3, 2006)

Rice Challenges Report on Afghan President (June 27, 2006)