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• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Mohammed Harvey Goldstein, American born African diplomat in Indonesia - Brief Article

Mohammed Harvey Goldstein certainly has to rank among the more intriguing names I've ever encountered. Did some monumental spiritual struggle lead to its adoption? Not exactly. According to The Wall Street Journal, Goldstein is a lobbyist in Indonesia who added Mohammed to honor his Muslim bride. It is also possible that the name eased Goldstein's access to the Indonesian officials he lobbies. That access is also helped by the fact that Goldstein is Gambia's consul to Indonesia. "The red, blue, and green flag of Gambia, a country of 1.4 million on...