NYT > World News How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Dirty Jokes to Conduct U.S. Diplomacy Par : Valerie Hopkins 22 août 2026 à 10:38 The diplomat, John Coale, says his personalized approach gets results and matches the president’s style. Critics contend he is giving up too much to an authoritarian leader. © Mindaugas Kulbis/Associated PressJohn Coale, the U.S. special envoy to Belarus, was on hand last year in Lithuania for the arrival of released prisoners from Belarus.