American and Panamanian diplomats said it was not unexpected that American troops would be summoned to help in a crisis.

A Panamanian diplomat opposed to General Noriega said that members of the O.A.S. were "delaying a decisive confrontation."

In 1955, Fonteyn married Dr. Roberto Arias, a Panamanian diplomat to London.

Augusto Aurelio Fábrega Donado is a Panamanian diplomat and the current Ambassador of Panama to Russia, presenting his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 3 February 2006.

A senior Panamanian diplomat resigned today, saying he could no longer work in good conscience for a government "characterized by corruption, illegitimacy and dishonesty."

A senior Panamanian diplomat charged that the decision, along with a June 26 Senate resolution calling on Panama to suspend General Noriega, was part of an American campaign to "destabilize" his Government.

Asked to comment, a State Department official said the United States has not been officially informed of the decision to withdraw the Panamanian diplomats and military personnel.

A Panamanian diplomat described the 1962 suspension of Cuba from the O.A.S. as "a relic of the cold war."

Dame Margot married Dr. Roberto Arias, a Panamanian diplomat, in 1955.

He added that no retaliation was planned against Panamanian diplomats in Washington.