United States / Afghanistan / Soviet Union / Vietnam / United Kingdom / China / Iraq / Iran / /
Currency
USD / / /
Facility
University of Virginia / Tiananmen Square / Trade Towers / /
IndustryTerm
online magazines / energy / /
Organization
American intelligence / University of Virginia / Central Intelligence Agency / army / Chinese government / /
Person
Tolstoy Roth / Denis Johnson / Ramzi Yousef / Tom Wolfe / Philip Roth / Mark Harril Saunders / Roberto Bolano / John Banville / Graham Greene / Jonathan Franzen / Robert Stone / Jeff Kallet / / /
Position
peace negotiator and activist / author / editor / wise and good writer / Assistant Secretary of State for Near East / writer / novelist / assistant secretary of state for the Near East and South Asia / ambassador / principal drafter / /
ProvinceOrState
Virginia / /
Region
Near East / South Asia / Northern Virginia / East Asia / /
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