EMBASSY ROW.(World)(Embassy Row)

NUMERO DEUX Once upon a time Victor Hugo said, "France, France, without you the world would be alone." Perhaps that attitude has fueled a lot of the diplomatic tiffs between France and the United States over the years. To wit: Washington backed Kofi Annan as successor to U.N.

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Paris didn't. Perhaps Mr. Annan's French skills were a bit lackluster for Gallic tastes. France supported investment in Lebanon. The United States once supported a travel ban to the country. Paris thought it was high time Europeans headed NATO's ...

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