51. Finnish Interior Minister Kari Hakamies was at the ceremony representing his government, which holds the EU presidency for the next six months. 52. Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda, representing the government, also signed the loan guarantee contract. 53. He said he could no longer represent his government. 54. He says it is fitting that all of the runners participating in the race are competing as individuals and not representing governments. 55. I will represent my government in a way that is forthright, transparent. 56. If the Chilean authorities can prove Pinochet was representing the government, however, he could possibly qualify for diplomatic immunity. 57. Immigrant Absorption Minister Yuli Edelstein, who represented the government, was repeatedly heckled and booed by settlers who charged the government was not doing enough to protect them. 58. In addition to its delegation, the Indonesian government was represented by the New York law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton. 59. In November, under pressure from hard-liners to abandon power-sharing, Trimble instead began barring Sinn Fein from representing the government in meetings with the Irish government. 60. It also has to be decided which factions of rebel groups fighting to overthrow the government would be represented, and how many delegates they should send. |