State Department Man

blunt skeptical risk-averse pragmatic

State Department Man barrels into Toby Ziegler's path in the communications office, doubt exploding from his lips as he skewers the Helsinki summit's survival amid Russia's Iran reactor provocation. Opposition ignites fierce: accrediting Novaya Gazeta's Ludmila Koss, Chigorin government scourge, invites diplomatic apocalypse—likened to unleashing the National Enquirer on sacred ties. His warnings fortify bilateral ramparts against First Amendment firestorms, channeling State Department's unyielding vigilance over fragile accords in the White House's geopolitical crucible.

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S3E18 · Enemies Foreign and Domestic

State Official Confronts Toby on Summit Doubts and Russian Reporter Credentials

Alarmed skepticism laced with frustration at Toby's idealism threatening fragile accords.

State Department Man calls out to intercept Toby mid-stride in the communications office, follows into Toby's office; bluntly questions summit viability amid Russian actions, vehemently opposes Novaya Gazeta accreditation as …

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