Hillary Clinton with Sharon Kotok, of the International Organization Affairs Bureau.

n a typical day, just in the short time between morning staff meetings and lunch, IO officers deal with issues ranging from sanctions on Iraq, feeding refugees in Rwanda and stopping the spread of nukes to expelling errant U.N. diplomats and debunking radical militia groups’ stories about the invasion of U.N. black helicopters. Working with its missions overseas and in New York, IO plays a key part in headline issues worked at the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other international organizations. GO TO BUREAU

Ambassador Harriman Dies Pamela Churchill Harriman, the first woman to serve as U.S. ambassador to France, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the American Hospital of Paris Feb. 5. She was 76. President Clinton, learning of her death, said, “We are deeply indebted to the work she did in maintaining our relationship with one of our closest and oldest allies. She was a source of judgment and inspiration to me, a source of constant good humor and charm and real friendship, and we will miss her very, very much.” GO TO NEWS

Running For Their Pride Last April, the Defense Communications Support Group’s Jim Tuson organized and trained a group of marathon novices. A veteran of 17 marathons and winner of the 1994 Maui Marathon, Jim established a six-month program and worked with each of us according to our specific fitness and skill levels. Most of the group’s practice runs took place in Paleo Psychico, meaning Old Psyche or Spirit, where Phidippides temporarily collapsed from exhaustion on his way from Marathon to Athens. GO TO FEATURE STORY