Ambassador views U.S. flaws through South African lens
Geneva Overholser profiles Franklin Sonn, South Africa’s ambassador in Washington for four years, who argues the United States is strong economically and technologically but weak in race relations and nuclear policy. He urges mastering nuclear proliferation and healing racial divides to influence global standing and notes South Africa’s own multiracial transition as a cautionary tale.
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Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere video van prompts family questions
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