How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Dirty Jokes to Conduct U.S. Diplomacy

Scritto il 22/08/2026
da Valerie Hopkins

The diplomat, John Coale, says his personalized approach gets results and matches the president’s style. Critics contend he is giving up too much to an authoritarian leader.John Coale, the U.S. special envoy to Belarus, was on hand last year in Lithuania for the arrival of released prisoners from Belarus.