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THIS WILL BE INTERESTING [Byron York] From a White House press release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations. Posted at 1:40 PM

UNITED NATIONS, June 7 — John R. Bolton, the American ambassador to the United Nations, called on Secretary General Kofi Annan today to repudiate "personally and publicly" critical remarks his top official made about the United States, but Mr. Annan turned aside the challenge. Calling the matter "very, very grave," Mr. Bolton said he made the demand in a morning phone call in which he told the secretary general, "I've known you since 1989, and I'm telling you this is the worst mistake by a senior U.N. official that I have seen in that entire time." The official, Mark Malloch...

Controversial U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton , who got a recess appointment in August after the Senate wouldn't confirm him, has been on something of a roll -- topped off last week with news of his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Bolton, who had been undersecretary for arms control and international security, was nominated by Sweden's former deputy prime minister, who lauded Bolton for his efforts to thwart proliferation of nuclear and other weapons, leading to the breakup of Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan 's nefarious nuclear weapons dealings. Back in April, Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio), a member...

The Washington Timeswww.washingtontimes.com Can the U.S. find a substitute for the U.N.?By Betsy PisikTHE WASHINGTON TIMESPublished November 15, 2005 America's representative at the United Nations said yesterday that the organization must become better at solving problems and more responsive to U.S. concerns or Washington will seek other venues for international action.     During a luncheon with reporters and editors at The Washington Times, U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton said repeatedly that the Bush administration requires nothing less than "a revolution of reform" at the world body, encompassing everything from U.N. Security Council engagement to management changes to a focus on...

WASHINGTON, May 12 - The unusual pact that permitted the nomination of John R. Bolton to go forward on Thursday without the support of a crucial Republican senator has exposed, in a very raw and public way, the extreme pressures facing Republican moderates in a Senate that is increasingly dominated by conservatives. President Bush called the dissenting Republican, Senator George V. Voinovich of Ohio, on Wednesday, the day before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which Mr. Voinovich serves, was to take up the nomination, the White House spokesman, Scott McClellan, said. Karl Rove, the president's powerful political adviser, and...

Usually the bug dies. When a presidential nominee is treated like an ant under a magnifying glass under the noonday sun, when he has the full scrutiny of the media and Congressional investigators focused upon him, he usually gets incinerated. But over the past two weeks John Bolton's confirmation prospects have gotten stronger. What happened? On April 19, Bolton's nomination was knocked off-track by Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Biden at a Foreign Relations Committee hearing. They made powerful presentations against Bolton, which clearly spooked several Republicans. So investigators were dispatched to interview dozens of Bolton's colleagues to get a...

Bolton Office E-Mails Spotlight Tensions By Glenn Kessler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 11, 2005; A06 Opponents of John R. Bolton's nomination to become U.N. ambassador yesterday distributed recently declassified e-mails to focus attention on a 2002 dispute between Bolton's office and the State Department's intelligence bureau over a CIA analysis. Democrats say the e-mails are part of a pattern of intimidation and twisting of intelligence during Bolton's tenure as undersecretary for arms control. But Republicans say a relatively minor conflict has been blown out of proportion. The evidence collected by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including numerous interviews...

OP-ED COLUMNIST I don't like John Bolton's management style. Nor am I a big fan of his foreign policy views. He doesn't really believe in using U.S. power to end genocide or promote democracy. But it is ridiculous to say he doesn't believe in the United Nations. This is a canard spread by journalists who haven't bothered to read his stuff and by crafty politicians who aren't willing to say what the Bolton debate is really about. The Bolton controversy isn't about whether we believe in the U.N. mission. It's about which U.N. mission we believe in. From the start,...

<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats are likely to vote unanimously against John R. Bolton when his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations comes before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week, according to Democratic and Republican lawmakers and aides.</p>

WASHINGTON, March 7 - President Bush on Monday named John R. Bolton, a blunt-spoken conservative known for his sharp skepticism of the United Nations and international diplomacy, as the new American ambassador to the world organization. Administration officials said his appointment would strengthen efforts to hold the United Nations to effective standards. But the nomination brought expressions of concern from many diplomats speaking on the condition that they not be identified by name or country, many of whom noted that Mr. Bolton had been scathing in his criticism of the United Nations. "He is a tough-minded diplomat, he has a...