Sherman the Silver Fox – the secret trump card of the White House in negotiations with the Kremlin

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The White House has included a secret weapon in talks with the Kremlin on Ukraine, the BBC reported. This is Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, one of the most influential diplomats in the world. She is known as the Silver Fox because of her snow-white hair, which always seems to stay in place, and her cunning style when making deals.

Sherman joined the talks between the United States and Russia this week. It is to her that the American authorities are tasked with helping in the tense situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border, because it is her strength to deal with cases that seem hopeless.

Rationality reigns in the work of the Silver Fox. For the Deputy Secretary of State, negotiators view a case as a game – weigh the risk and assess the reward, discuss possible concessions and the consequences of actions, and then make the best choice for their own self-interest. Sentimentality and nostalgia are for the weak players.

Known in Washington for her sharp manner, the diplomat has repeatedly dealt with difficult topics. Sherman has skillfully managed crisis situations for three decades. She struck deals with the DPRK during the Bill Clinton era, and led nuclear talks with Iran under President Barack Obama in 2011. The Silver Fox helped conclude a historic nuclear deal in 2015 between Tehran and P5 + 1 member states, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, Russia and Germany.

Wendy Sherman then said that being a woman was not a barrier to negotiations in the House in any way, despite the Islamic Republic’s strict rules on the relationship between men and women.

“When I sit against the Iranians, I represent the United States, and if as a woman I say something that is not taken seriously enough, then when I get serious and show my temperament, it makes a big impression on everyone because they don’t expect it,” Sherman said.

She got her nickname from the Iranians, who started calling her the Fox because of her complicated approach to their negotiations. Her colleagues from the State Department immediately adopted the pseudonym, wearing Silver Fox T-shirts during the talks. They say they view her communication skills in international discussions with admiration, and sometimes she even arouses fear in them.

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