1.   Arafat spoke briefly and then answered questions, emphasizing, like a seasoned diplomat, the kinship between Palestinian and Jews.

2.   But many seasoned diplomats here concede that this may be the wishful thinking of an alliance fighting its first war, and learning on a steep curve at that.

3.   It does not take a seasoned diplomat to see the high danger zones.

4.   Ms. Leon discusses her role with the caution of a seasoned diplomat.

5.   Seasoned diplomats say they do not have faith in a peacemaking style in which leaders combine private pragmatism with a public dialogue that is coarse or inflamed.

6.   The appointment of Patten, meanwhile, brings more to the European Commission than a seasoned diplomat.

7.   The Chinese have induced Clinton to spend nine days in China, far more time than seasoned diplomats can remember a U.S. president taking for a visit before.

8.   A seasoned diplomat known for his candor, he is expected to reinvigorate the Cairo-based institution.

9.   As Burghardt prepared to leave Taiwan to become the new ambassador to Vietnam, the seasoned diplomat waded into the China debate Tuesday.

10.   Geneva-based Henry Dunant Center for Humanitarian Dialogue sponsored the talks which were also attended by U.S. mediator Anthony Zinni and other seasoned diplomats.