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Article: Mack McLarty, friend of Bill: embracing Latin America.(United States embassador to the region)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- March 14, 1998
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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
UNDER the swaying palms of San Juan, Bill Clinton's oldest friend seems right at home. Since he arrived for yet another conference on Latin America (he has dutifully attended dozens as Mr Clinton's special envoy to the region), Thomas "Mack" McLarty has been mobbed by Latin businessmen eager for an audience. One Mexican fat cat even runs upstairs to put on a suit and tie so that he can impress "the man who will be whispering in Clinton's ear when he decides whether my country will be ruined by decertification." Mr McLarty shakes every hand and listens to every plea, smiling through it all. His job can be exasperating, he later admits, but not ...