Christopher Resigns

Re “Christopher Resigns, Is Lauded by Clinton,” Nov. 8:

Secretary of State Warren Christopher has earned our nation’s respect. His energy, counsel and judgment have made him the rock of the Clinton Cabinet. He will be missed.

Traveling unending miles to such places as the Middle East, Bosnia and Haiti, he has proved to be a tenacious advocate for peace. At Dayton, when it appeared all hope was lost, it was he who convinced Balkan leaders that peace was absolutely imperative. No major foreign policy exists which doesn’t have Christopher’s fingerprints on it. Self-effacing, a man of quiet presence, he has proved to be a remarkable public servant.

It will be difficult to find a successor with Christopher’s ability, his integrity. If only there were more like him.

DON RADEMACHER

Glendale

* Re your articles praising President Clinton and Christopher and their many “grand” diplomatic accomplishments: Sorry, but I have to take an opposite position.

What have they accomplished? They spent the entire four years negotiating peace in Israel with no real positive results. This was a “no lose” situation, handed to him by the Bush administration after winning the Gulf War. I ask you to list 10 positive diplomatic accomplishments by Christopher/Clinton. In Korea they are still developing atomic bombs; Japan, we can now sell a few auto parts; China, we have fallen behind our position of 1992; Indonesia; NAFTA; GATT, etc. The fighting has stopped in Bosnia, but will explode as soon as we leave, or cost us billions. Your positive opinion of Clinton/Chris- topher is not shared by each and every European Union country and their newspapers.

I hope that our next secretary of state will be a real, practical diplomat.

CHARLES DUSHECK

Chatsworth