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FROM facing bombs to diffusing another kind of bomb.
Journalist-turned-diplomat Elmer Cato, now the Consul General (ConGen) in New York City, may have left strife-torn, bomb-plagued foreign posts but he is in another one where there is a different kind of bomb.
The hate crime against Asians where Pinoys are also targets is one explosive issue for a diplomat, especially for a head of foreign post. For New York, it is double the headache. Double the effort. Double the fear.
If one thinks that ConGen Cato landed on a nice post where he could sit on an executive chair and just put his feet up high on the table, that may not happen. Yes, the post may seem glamorous and prestigious but it definitely comes with certain hazards.