Exclusive-Islamic State still a threat in Iraq, US ambassador says
By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Islamic State still poses a threat in Iraq and the U.S.-led military coalition’s work with Iraq to fully defeat the group is not done, United…
US Senate confirms Biden nominee Hankins to be ambassador to Haiti
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm career diplomat Dennis Hankins as ambassador to Haiti, filling the key diplomatic post in the troubled Caribbean…
Biden-Appointed Ambassador Threatened Staff And Spent Lavishly On Unnecessary Projects, Report Says
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AMBASSADOR CALLISTA GINGRICH: This Place Might Have The Most Magical Christmas On Earth
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Nicaragua recalls ambassador to Argentina after Milei criticism
(Reuters) -Nicaragua on Monday recalled its ambassador to Argentina ahead of the inauguration of radical right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as the South American country’s next president following his criticism of the Nicaraguan…
North Korean Diplomat Takes Pot Shots At US Ambassador During Rare UN Appearance
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China aviation regulator head, US ambassador seek increase of flights
BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of China’s civil aviation regulator, Song Zhiyong, met with the U.S. Ambassador in Beijing Nicholas Burns, and exchanged views on pushing for a substantial increase in flights…
Pro-Hamas Protesters Disrupt Confirmation Hearing For US Ambassador To Israel Nominee
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Cuba, Russia working on case of Cubans recruited for Russian army – ambassador
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and Russia are working together on the case of Cubans recruited to fight in the Russian military, Russia’s ambassador to Cuba told reporters on Wednesday,…
US embassy in Lebanon ‘not intimidated’ by shots fired towards it – ambassador
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U.S. ambassador to Russia visits jailed reporter Gershkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy visited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow prison on Friday, the embassy said, as he prepares for a new appeal next week…
US ambassador to Russia visits Paul Whelan in jail
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday visited Paul Whelan, a former marine jailed on espionage charges, and reiterated that Washington was committed to bringing him home, the State Department…
Netflix reappoints former ambassador Susan Rice to board
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc has reappointed former White House official and U.N. ambassador Susan Rice to its board of directors, the streaming service announced on Friday. Rice served on the…
US says Niger has not told US ambassador to leave the country
(Corrects FitzGibbon’s name in story from Aug 25) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Niger’s Foreign Ministry has told the U.S. government that images of letters circulating online calling for the departure of certain American diplomatic…
Biden’s Top Choice For Israel Ambassador Role Has History Of Placating CCP
Biden’s Top Choice For Israel Ambassador Role Has History Of Placating CCP Jake Smith on August 28, 2023 President Joe Biden’s top choice for the role of ambassador to Israel is the…
New US ambassador to Niger will arrive in country later this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new U.S. ambassador to Niger, Kathleen FitzGibbon, will arrive in Niamey following a coup last month, the State Department said on Wednesday, in a signal of Washington’s continued…
US denied Russians visas to travel to APEC meeting -Russian ambassador
(Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday the U.S. denied entry visas to some Russian officials who planned to travel to Seattle for a meeting of the Asia-Pacific…
AMBASSADOR CALLISTA GINGRICH: Is The World’s Largest Democracy Turning Its Back On Religious Freedom?
AMBASSADOR CALLISTA GINGRICH: Is The World’s Largest Democracy Turning Its Back On Religious Freedom? Callista Gingrich on July 31, 2023 On July 24, Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Russell Mead published an…
Iraq Summons US Ambassador Over State Department Comments On Treatment Of Catholic Priest
Iraq Summons US Ambassador Over State Department Comments On Treatment Of Catholic Priest Kate Anderson on July 20, 2023 The Iraqi government called U.S. Ambassador Alina Romanowski to Bagdad after the State…
Ukraine tells Georgian ambassador to go home for ‘consultations’
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign ministry summoned Georgia’s ambassador on Tuesday to protest against the treatment of jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, and told him to go back…
US’s Sherman, China’s ambassador hold call after Blinken’s Beijing trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman held a call with China’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday to follow up on issues discussed during U.S. top diplomat…
US Treasury official meets with China’s new ambassador in Washington
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Jay Shambaugh met on Friday with China’s new ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, holding a discussion aimed at maintaining open communications…
‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water’: China’s New Ambassador Calls On Chinese ‘Compatriots’ In US To ‘Serve The Motherland’
‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water’: China’s New Ambassador Calls On Chinese ‘Compatriots’ In US To ‘Serve The Motherland’ Philip Lenczycki on May 25, 2023 China’s new ambassador to the United States called…
China’s new ambassador to the United States arrives in New York – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new ambassador to the United States Xie Feng arrived in New York on Tuesday to take up his duties, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Xie was most recently…
‘A Major Cause Of The Crisis’: Tom Cotton Rips Navy Over Drag Queen Digital Ambassador
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GOP Senators Demand Answers On Navy’s Drag Queen Recruiting ‘Ambassador’
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