1.   Yet, while the diplomats confer, the Bush administration is seeking to fortify its side of the border even more.

2.   African diplomats conferred for more than three hours following the vote.

3.   African diplomats conferred for more than three hours Tuesday following the vote.

4.   Council diplomats conferred privately Wednesday afternoon on the language of the text in hopes of presenting it for approval this week.

5.   Top U.S. diplomats conferred Thursday with the regional powerbroker, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, on a plan that showed new promise of bringing peace to former Yugoslavia.

6.   Two senior U.S. diplomats conferred Monday with Uzbek officials on joint efforts to bring security to Central Asia.