U.S. Envoy Apologizes for Offensive Memo
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua has issued an apology for a memo released during a visit by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. The unsigned memo portrayed Nicaragua and its people in uncomplimentary terms.
“I want to extend my apology to the country and government of Nicaragua for the insulting manner in which they were described by a member of this embassy in an unauthorized document with no basis and full of errors,” Ambassador Barbara Moore said.
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