In the last several days, American diplomats have conferred with Iraqi leaders to try to bring all the parties together.

On several occasions in the ensuing months, Reagan returned to this room to confer with congressional leaders on a budget compromise.

The President, without conferring with Congressional leaders, announces that he has decided to end discrimination in the military.

At the time, Wright was viewed as one of the leading figures of black higher education in America, conferring regularly with major educational leaders.

Mr. Jackson not only has run before, he had extensive political associations as head of a civil rights organization and has conferred frequently with foreign leaders.

It also had at least a veneer of bipartisanship, since the network heads conferred with Republican leaders the same day.

He also conferred with Palestinian leaders, praising them for their efforts.

She conferred with leaders of all three African nations.

Thus, he opened field offices in all regions of the world and travelled extensively to confer with leaders worldwide.

Today, Mr. Cuomo is to confer with legislative leaders after presenting his reduction plan for the state deficit.