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Article: Pete Peterson: An American in Hanoi
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- March 2, 1998
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IAN STEWART Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-02-1998
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) _ If diplomacy at times is a matter of grace under pressure, Hanoi's frenzied and unforgiving streets are the perfect testing ground.
For Pete Peterson, America's first ambassador to communist Vietnam, it's a challenge to embrace.
Away from the decorum of his embassy office, Peterson recently chose to take diplomacy to the streets of Hanoi.
A bit wobbly at first with white-knuckled fists clenched around rubber-gripped handlebars, Peterson and his fiance - Saigon-born Australian diplomat Vi Le - were spotted on a Honda motorbike touring the city Vietnamese-style.
``It's the way to see the city, to ...