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Germany, France Work to Avoid War with Iraq

By Robert Siegel

Published January 21, 2003 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 21 years ago.

Germany and France stake out a "European position" on Iraq. French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at a summit underscore their commitment to avoiding war with Iraq. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer, and NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Karsten Voigt at the German foreign affairs ministry.

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Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.