国家元首、政治家、百万富翁、家庭主妇以及部长、大臣的唁电唁函涨潮般涌来。

Letters and telegrams of condolence streamed in from heads of state, housewives, politicians, millionaires, secretaries.

2003年和2007年，他分别执导并改编了Eric rohmer的《国家元首》和《老婆我爱你》。

In 2003 there was “Head of State” and in 2007 “I Think I Love My Wife, ” which he also directed and adapted (with Louis C. K.) from an Eric Rohmer movie.

科威特身体虚弱的埃米尔（国家元首）同意根据科威特埃米尔家族内部达成的一项协议退位，为该国首相，即长期以来国家实际掌权人，掌握权力铺平了道路。

Kuwait's ailing emir has agreed to abdicate under a deal worked out within the ruling family, paving the way for the prime minister and longtime de facto ruler to take the reins of power.