Conciliator

For discussions allow passion to subside; and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator, is a step in the direction of peace. ❋ Unknown (1902)

He was known as a conciliator in fractious times, diligently maintaining good relationships with people of all political stripes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A 61-year-old former judge, Somchai Wongsawat, is known as a conciliator, in sharp contrast to his combative predecessor - and the protesters 'original target - Samak Sundaravej, whom a court forced from office last week for taking pay to host TV shows. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Brasilia - Brazil is poised to become one of the 21st century's great powers, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told AFP, as he fended off international criticism of its role as a "conciliator" in dealings with Iran and Venezuela. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, as usual, Cohen misses the real story, just like his earlier judgments that George W. Bush would be a "conciliator" and that "only a fool or possibly a Frenchman" would doubt Colin Powell's U.N. speech. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Strauss-Kahn has often been viewed as a conciliator among the sometimes-squabbling European factions, and in Greece he was particularly viewed as someone ready to come with aid. ❋ Charles Forelle (2011)

The union and airline have held further talks, assisted by a federally appointed conciliator amid threats of a strike by mid-February. ❋ James R. Hagerty (2012)

Chuck Schumer could be the great conciliator to help bring this country together. ❋ Niall O'Dowd (2010)

Presiding rather than leading, he followed the now recognizable script in casting himself the above-the-fray conciliator more interested in maintaining good will than making hard decisions. ❋ Michael Brenner (2011)

Is Obama the conciliator laying the groundwork for Clintonesque triangulation? ❋ Unknown (2010)

He has long based his actions as an officeholder around being the conciliator who can bring different factions together. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Obama.2008 was engaging, patient, open, optimistic and a self-identified conciliator. ❋ Daniel Henninger (2011)

In Asia, the U.S. role should be that of regional balancer and conciliator, replicating the role played by the U.K. in intra-European politics during the 19th and early 20th centuries. ❋ Zbigniew Brzezinski (2011)

On the issue of health care reform, will he be a leader who stands on principle or a conciliator in an effort to consolidate power? ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the last three years, he's been a negotiator and a conciliator, Austin said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Russian leaders across the spectrum, save for the Communists, eulogized him Wednesday as a tireless and tactful conciliator. ❋ Richard Boudreaux (2010)

He was an instinctive conciliator, at least in politics, even if in personal relations he was grumpy, insensitive and often astoundingly rude. ❋ Francis Wheen (2010)