Test of wills over Iran plan Nov 17, 2009
This portends a new lineup of doves versus hawks on Iran reminiscent of the Jimmy Carter era, when then-secretary of state Cyrus Vance and the hawkish Zbigniew Brzezinski had constant bouts. "For Iranian negotiators, the test of an agreement is not whether it conforms to the experts' notions of legality, but whether it can be presented as a victory for Islam and Iran," Limbert wrote recently, advising US negotiators to "avoid legal jargon and technicalities". (Asia Times Online)
Race Heats Up For Manhattan DA Job Sep 13, 2009
This June 25, 2009 file photo shows candidates for Manhattan district attorney, from left, Leslie Crocker-Snyder, Cyrus Vance Jr., center, and Richard Aborn participating in a debate held in New York. (AP Photo/Yanina Manolova). (CBS News)
VANCE FOR MANHATTAN DA Sep 1, 2009
The Post today endorses the candidacy of Cyrus Vance Jr.. To be sure, we find it dismaying that all three candidates seem to be catering to Manhattan's overwhelmingly left-wing electorate by stressing their "progressive values." The extraordinary drop in violent crime here over the last 16 years apparently has made New Yorkers feel so safe that they no longer see the need for a tough-on-crime DA.. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Spitzer Madam Won't Let Go Aug 20, 2009
She forced Cyrus Vance Jr. to cancel a recent fund-raiser for his race for Manhattan DA that was going to be held at Spitzer's apartment, where Davis had threatened to show up. Now Davis has written an open letter to DA candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder: "Is there, in this case, one set of rules for wealthy, politically connected men, and a diffe 00004000 rent set for women?". (New York Post -- Gossip)
Of promises and promises Aug 16, 2009
The situation is reminiscent of the Carter years, when top campaign aide Hamilton Jordan said that if the Georgia governor were elected and Cyrus Vance turned out to be secretary of state and Zbigniew Brzezinski turned out to be the national security adviser, the whole effort would have been a failure. That, of course, is exactly how things turned out. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kristin Davis To Hold Press Conference Outside Eliot Spitzer Fund-raiser Aug 4, 2009
ELIOT Spitzer might have an unwanted guest tomorrow at the fund-raiser he's hosting at his Fifth Avenue apartment for Manhattan DA candidate Cyrus Vance Jr. Relentlessly self-promoting madam Kristin Davis -- who claims she supplied call girls to Client No. 9 when he was both state attorney general and governor -- wants to know if Vance th 00004000 inks it's fair that she was charged with promoting prostitution and did four months in jail while Spitzer walked. Davis says she may hold a press... (New York Post -- Gossip)
LEFTY KINGMAKERS? Jul 16, 2009
Hoping to succeed him are three of his former assistants -- former Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder, lawyer Cyrus Vance Jr. and law-enforcement consultant Richard Aborn, who has the WFP nod. But without a big-ticket mayoral race, who's going to come out to vote. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Robert McNamara, Vietnam War's anguished architect, dies Jul 7, 2009
Among his subordinates were future Cabinet secretaries - treasury (John Connally); defense (Harold Brown); health, education, and welfare (Joseph Califano); and state (Cyrus Vance). Even if the war had not worn Mr. McNamara down, the job s relentless demands and his own high expectations would have done so. (Boston Globe)
Talking Machiavelli Jun 30, 2009
Later, he served in the Carter administration, as assistant secretary of state for politico-military affairs under Cyrus Vance; but he grew increasingly dissatisfied with Carter's foreign policy, and (he tells us) ended up voting for Reagan. He went on to edit the New York Times Op-Ed page and to serve as president of the Council on Foreign Relations. (The American Conservative)
Vance Camp Rips Gay Delay Jun 30, 2009
Reps for Cyrus Vance Jr. -- DA Robert Morgenthau's handpicked choice to succeed him -- say that as they were pulling their campaign car into Sunday's Gay Pride Parade at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street, it was "mysteriously" pulled over by cops. "They wante 00004000 d to know whether we had the proper registration for the car and the proper parade permit -- which, of course, we had," Vance campaign rep Erin Duggan told Page Six. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Colonel's Corner Jun 16, 2009
President Lyndon Johnson dispatched Cyrus Vance to discourage the South Koreans with troops already committed in Vietnam from undertaking a military response. Vance's mission was a "success" and no action other than a strongly worded diplomatic note was taken against Pyongyang. (Fox News)
Da Hopeful's No Angel To Gays May 20, 2009
Snyder, who was endorsed by the Kushner-loving New York Times four years ago, is running against Cyrus Vance Jr., who has retiring Robert Morgenthau's support, and Richard Aborn, who has a fund-raiser next Wednesday at Industria Superstudio hosted by his sister-in-law, Isabella Rossellini. But Snyder's harsh appraisal of Kushner's play -- which depicted Soviet spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg as innocent martyrs of villainous anti-Communist Roy Cohn -- has already become a campaign issue. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Many Americans Worry About How People With HIV/AIDS Fare in the U.S. Health System May 13, 2009
Founded in 1975 by former U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Daniel Yankelovich, the social scientist and author, Public Agenda is known for its influential public opinion surveys and balanced citizen education materials. Its mission is to inject the public's voice into crucial policy debates. (PR Newswire)
CHARGE: FRATERNIZING WITH THE RIGHT May 4, 2009
To hear Cyrus Vance and Richard Aborn tell it, you'd think Leslie Crocker-Snyder had sat down with al Qaeda. In fact, what she did was speak to a gathering of the Monday Meeting, a group of influential conservatives who hold regular off-the-record sessions with major newsmakers. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Bring Faculty Into Discussion on How to Control Rising College Costs, New Report Advises Apr 29, 2009
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization founded by social scientist and author Daniel Yankelovich and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in 1975 to help American leaders better understand the public's point of view and to help citizens know more about critical policy issues so they can make thoughtful, informed decisions. Making Opportunity Affordable is a multi-year initiative focused on increasing productivity within U.S. higher education, particularly at two- and... (PR Newswire)
* JOHNNY NEIHU'S NEWS WATCH: TRA: Trigger Resolution Animosity Apr 11, 2009
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance: Mr. President. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
DA HOPEFUL FIGURES OUT WHAT MY NAME... Mar 18, 2009
Dinner partner Cyrus Vance Jr. tells me: "If Morgenthau doesn't run for dis trict attorney again, I will. I told Bob I'd never run against him.". The late big-time lawyer Cyrus Vance Sr. was Jimmy Carter's secretary of state. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Told You So! Mar 5, 2009
DAN Castleman should have believed Page Six on Dec. 12, 2007, when we reported that his boss Robert Morgenthau was "considering retiring" as Man hattan DA and would support Cyrus Vance Jr. as his succes sor. Castleman, Morgy's long time second-in-command, was hoping he would get his boss's imprimatur, and quit in a huff on Tuesday when he learned that Morgenthau was backing Vance, son of the for mer secretary of state. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Manhattan's model for 'Law and Order' prosecutor to retire Feb 28, 2009
Other potential candidates include Cyrus Vance Jr., a former Morgenthau assistant whose father served as secretary of state during the Carter administration, and Daniel Castleman, Morgenthau's veteran investigations division chief. Morgenthau declined to discuss whether, as widely expected, he would endorse and campaign for a favored successor. (USA Today -- Money)
Manhattan district attorney to step down Feb 28, 2009
The vacancy of one of Manhattan's plum elected posts should lead to a crowded and interesting election this fall, with Cyrus Vance Jr., a former assistant, a potential candidate to get Morgenthau's endorsement, according to a friend of the district attorney. Morgenthau, 89, was elected in 1974 to fill the remaining term of Frank Hogan, who had resigned because of ill health after 32 years in the post. (International Herald Tribune)
Manhattan DA Morgenthau Will Not Seek Re-Election Feb 28, 2009
Cyrus Vance Jr. and Richard M. Aborn, both former prosecutors in the Manhattan office, said last week that they would run. Vance, who is the son of former Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, is a partner at the white-collar criminal defense firm. (Law.com)
