1.   By contrast, Joseph Kabila cut a simple figure when government television showed him greeting ambassadors on Thursday.

2.   He has appointed a special ambassador on human rights, Mariclaire Acosta, whose portfolio includes stamping out the practice.

3.   The letter was sent to the Mexican ambassador on Thursday.

4.   Two players in particular, Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell, became ambassadors on the field.

5.   Peruvian soldiers rescue Japanese ambassador on his wedding anniversary.

6.   Council President Francesco Paolo Fulci of Italy conferred Monday with fellow council ambassadors on the issue.

7.   Former Cameroon soccer star Roger Milla became a United Nations goodwill ambassador on Thursday and promised to use his popularity to highlight the dangers of AIDS in Africa.

8.   Germany called back its ambassador on Thursday.

9.   He brought in Nelson Mandela to brief ambassadors on efforts to forge peace in Burundi.

10.   In Washington, the Greenpeace office delivered a protest letter to the French ambassador on Sunday.