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Timothy Carney, Diplomat Who Went Places Others Avoided, Dies at 82

Published by New York Times World By Adam Nossiter · 4 September 2026 at 20:29
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Insisting on seeing things for himself, even in hostile terrain, Mr. Carney opposed the closing of the U.S. embassy in Khartoum while Osama Bin Laden established himself there.

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