But Art Cashin says Wall Street remains wary. "The concern down here is it may intimidate some of the financial institutions, and therefore make credit less available and less likely and hurt the recovery."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

Some political analysts in Thailand say he may have hurt his popularity by taking the post in Cambodia, and by making controversial comments on the revered Thai monarchy in an interview with a British newspaper.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11