The foreign ministers will likely go home disappointed. Senior Clinton aides say the Democratic nominee can’t spare the time for the meetings. “If we granted all the requests, we’d keep Bill in New York for two or three days,” said a top Clinton adviser. “We’ve got a lot of other things to do with that time.” As it turns out, the diplomats won’t be meeting with Bush either. Newly appointed chief of staff James Baker issued a no-meetings order to the State Department shortly after Labor Day. “We have other priorities now,” said a senior campaign official. " Besides, foreign policy isn’t exactly what we want to emphasize right now."
