7/25/07, New York. Cécilia Sarkozy, the wife of the recently elected French president Nicolas, played an essential part in the negotiations with Colonial Kaddafi for the release of 6 prisoners from Libya. In his interview with the press, President Sarkozy acknowledged that perhaps the role of the First Lady can be different as a modern woman.She needed no titles, no political party, no entourage to accomplish what 8 years of conventional diplomacy failed to do. The 5 Bulgarian nurses and 1 Lebanese physician had been on death row 3 times for infecting over 400 children with the AIDS virus. We will soon find out what she did to accomplish her mission. She was part of a team, some presumably more expert than her at foreign affairs, also representing the European Union.
What qualities did she bring to the negotiation table that hitherto had been lacking?
Is this any indication of what women can do?
Photo: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France. Dragon created with recycled materials. Dec. 2006.
