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The Obama administration has tapped a veteran American diplomat to be the
new U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.Secretary of
State John Kerry says he chose Ambassador James F. Dobbins because of
his "deep and long-standing relationships in the region."Kerry called the
leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday to inform them of his
decision. He praised Dobbins as one of America's "most accomplished diplomats."Dobbins
replaces Marc Grossman, who took the job after Richard Holbrooke died in
2010.Dobbins raised the flag over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul when it
reopened in 2001. He most recently has been serving as a director
at the RAND Corporation.
May 2, 2013: President Barack Obama, left, and Mexicos President Enrique
Pena Nieto, right, arrive for a news conference at the Palacio Nacional
in Mexico City.APMEXICO CITY President Barack Obama sought on Thursday
to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift
in the cross-border fight against drug trafficking and organized crime,
acceding that Mexicans had the right to determine how best to tackle
the violence that has plagued their country.Since taking office in December,
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has moved to end the widespread access
that U.S. security agencies have had in Mexico to tackle the violence
that affects both sides of the border. It's a departure from the
strategy employed by his predecessor, Felipe Calderon, which was praised
by the U.S. but reviled by many Mexicans.Obama said the shifting security
relationship would not hurt cooperation between the neighboring nations."I
agreed to continue our close cooperation on security, even as the nature
of that cooperation will evolve," Obama said during a joint news conference
at Mexico's grand National Palace. "It is obviously up to the Mexican
people to determine their security structures and how it engages with the
other nations -- including the United States."Pena Nieto as well downplayed
the notion that the new, more centralized arrangement would damage its security
partnership with the United States. He said Obama agreed during their private
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