美国国务卿克里、欧盟高级代表阿什顿（Catherine Ashton）和其他谈判各方 — — 都是能力卓著的外交官团队 — — 花几个月的时间才敲定了协议的细节、让协议来到谈判桌、做出让步、掌控局面，并协调多方（包括媒体）的期望。
US Secretary of State John Kerry, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, and the other parties to the talks – all supported by able teams of diplomats – hammered out the deal’s details over months, staying at the table, compromising, holding firm, and managing the expectations of multiple players (including the press).