http://www.undiplomatic.net/2009/02/02/when-youre-wrong/ Bringing foreign policy back, girl. Those other countries don't know how to act. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.undiplomatic.net/2009/02/02/when-youre-wrong/#comment-12934 John Bellinger Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:14:35 +0000 http://www.undiplomatic.net/?p=2558#comment-12934 Dear Charlie: We haven't met and I don't usually respond to blogs, but it is so unusual to see anyone issue a correction that I felt compelled to write to say that I noticed and to say I appreciated the apology and correction. Indeed, as Legal Adviser, I made it a priority not only to advocate compliance with our existing obligations but also strongly to support Senate approval of a number of new multilateral treaties, including the Law of the Sea Treaty and six additional international humanitarian law treaties, including five that had languished before the Senate in past Administrations (the Hague Cultural Property Convention had languished for more than fifty years). Durig the last session of Congress, the Senate approved ninety treaties (although sadly, not the Law of the Sea Treaty), more than during any previous Congress in American history. The Legal Adviser's office worked very hard to gain Senate approval of these treaties, and I appreciate your correcting the record. Sincerely, John Bellinger Dear Charlie: We haven’t met and I don’t usually respond to blogs, but it is so unusual to see anyone issue a correction that I felt compelled to write to say that I noticed and to say I appreciated the apology and correction. Indeed, as Legal Adviser, I made it a priority not only to advocate compliance with our existing obligations but also strongly to support Senate approval of a number of new multilateral treaties, including the Law of the Sea Treaty and six additional international humanitarian law treaties, including five that had languished before the Senate in past Administrations (the Hague Cultural Property Convention had languished for more than fifty years). Durig the last session of Congress, the Senate approved ninety treaties (although sadly, not the Law of the Sea Treaty), more than during any previous Congress in American history. The Legal Adviser’s office worked very hard to gain Senate approval of these treaties, and I appreciate your correcting the record. Sincerely, John Bellinger

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