W. Nathaniel Howell papers [manuscript], 1956-2004.

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W. Nathaniel Howell papers [manuscript], 1956-2004.

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Papers of U. S. Ambassador W. Nathaniel Howell contain activities and correspondence files from the University of Virginia, 1992-1999. Foreign service papers include daily calendars, 1979-1989; speeches and public statements; photographs from diplomatic receptions in Kuwait, photographs of the Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1976, and photographs of activities at the U.S. embassy during the Iraqi occupation, 1990-1991. There is also a 1985 address to American Muslims and a few items pertaining to Israel and the PLO, circa 1980. The papers also contain two audiocassettes taped shortly after Howell returned from the 1991 siege of the U. S. embassy in Kuwait. An interview and a global press conference with KQV news in Pittsburgh discuss the siege, Saddam Hussein, and the future of Kuwait. At the Highlands International Issues Forum he discusses ethnic and religious conficts in the Middle East; cyclical religious fundamentalism; nomads vs city dwellers; Kurds; Saddam Hussein and the invasion of Kuwait; the interests of the U.S. in Israel, the prevention of conflict, and oil access; and goals of the U.S. in the Gulf War . The papers also contain videocassettes of interviews including a March 2005 episode of the TV show "Tout en Français" in which Howell as Director of the Institute for Global Research Policy discuss the twinning of Charlottesville with a French city; an untitled video contain a 2003 interview with Kuwaiti businessman Abdul Husain Marafie; and "What's at stake?" a Virginia Currents election special, October 2004, discussing key political issues, particularly Iraq. In addition there are calling cards; photographs of family trips, 1975 and 2001, and of student days at the University of Virginia.

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