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Front Page Africa
April 24, 2018
The ambassador agreed to give US$500,000 (five hundred thousand United States Dollars) if the government would match it and meet the challenge with US$500,000 but the legislature refused the request and the University of Liberia was unable to get Ambassador Straz's US$500,000 offer. The schoolÃâà...
Firstpost
April 24, 2018
New York: The US has made it clear to Pakistani leaders that their "continuing support and facilitation" of terror groups along the border to create a "perpetual state of conflict" with India is "not sustainable", former American Ambassador to India Richard Verma has said. He stressed that the US can't lose theÃâà...
Kyiv Post
April 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2017. ... The United States has provided defensive aid worth almost 1 billion U.S. dollars for Ukraine since 2014, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine MarieÃâà...
CNN
April 24, 2018
"Mr. Grenell has also been dismissive of the threat of Russia's meddling in the US, a fact that is doubly concerning as Germany is one of our closest and most important allies in pushing back on Russian aggression on the world stage," she said in the statement. A Democratic leadership aide told CNN onÃâà...
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
April 24, 2018
YEREVAN. – U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills commended the Armenian people for the peaceful and dignified way in which they carried out the protests last week. “I also want to commend the police and security forces for the general level of restraint and the professionalism they showed duringÃâà...
Asahi Shimbun
April 24, 2018
He noted that the United States may consider a possible military strike against North Korea again if the U.S.-North Korea summit talks result in failure as hard-liners now occupy key posts in the White House. Cha, 56, who served as the former National Security Council director for Asia between 2004 andÃâà...
Rudaw
April 24, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman was in Erbil to announce the start of construction on the largest US consulate complex ... "The United States wants to work with the KRG, but more importantly with Kurdish businessmen and businesswomen to help attract new projects toÃâà...
Greenville News
April 24, 2018
Former South Carolina Nikki Haley, who is now the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will be back in the Palmetto State next month to speak to graduation Clemson students at the University's commencement ceremony. The Clemson alumna will give the commencement address for the College ofÃâà...
i24NEWS
April 24, 2018
US's Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said that Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty is a “model for coexistence” among the three monotheistic religions, speaking at a panel discussion marking Israel's 70th birthday on Monday. “When you think of the conflicts that have raged over centuries, and nowÃâà...
Newsweek
April 17, 2018
In the latest sign that Trump still viewed Moscow as a potential partner, the White House contradicted U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on Monday after she said Sunday that the U.S. was planning to roll out further sanctions against Russian companies allegedly involved in Assad's chemicalÃâà...
TASS
April 17, 2018
UNITED NATIONS, April 18. /TASS/. Washington, London and Paris will not be able to dislodge the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, the Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya said on Tuesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council. As he mentioned the US, UK and French intentions, he said: "If the task is toÃâà...
WNIJ and WNIU
April 17, 2018
James Pardew, a former U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, will speak at a Northern Illinois University conference this Thursday. He was ... “I'm going to be talking about the United States engagement in the Balkans during the breakup of Yugoslavia, but I'm not just talking about the history of that. I want to talkÃâà...
The Straits Times
April 17, 2018
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - US ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday (April 17) shot back at a White House aide who suggested that "confusion" had led her to mistakenly announce fresh sanctions on Russia. "With all due respect, I don't get confused," Ms Haley said in a statement to Fox News that wasÃâà...
CNBC
April 16, 2018
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Orlando Sentinel
April 16, 2018
It is safe to say that most people in 2018 would acknowledge that relations between the United States and Mexico have been better. However, many Americans may not realize that the top diplomat to Mexico, the ambassador, sometimes has been either colorful or of interesting historical importance in someÃâà...
CNBC
April 16, 2018
Russia must take responsibility for the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, the U.S. ambassador to NATO told CNBC Monday, calling on the country to stop what she called "mad behavior." On Saturday, the U.S., France and the U.K. conducted 105 airstrikes on government targets in Syria following aÃâà...
CNN
April 14, 2018
Trump: The US has done well since Election Day. See More. Russian ambassador swipes at US over Syria. Russian Federation Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya took jabs at the US and its allies over the conflict in Syria during a UN Security Council meeting. Source: UNTV Ãâ÷ CNN Original Series on CNNgo.
CNN
April 14, 2018
Jon Huntsman, the US Ambassador to Russia, says America would "welcome cooperation with a Russia that will do the right thing and join the rest of the .... Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has spoken to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani following trilateral airstrikes conducted by the United States, theÃâà...
WXYZ
April 14, 2018
WASHINGTON (WXYZ/AP) - The Russian Ambassador to the United States has responded to the military strikes by the United States, France and Britain on Syria. In a statement, Antoly Antonov said, "We warned that such actions will not be left without consequences. "All responsibility for them rests withÃâà...
Fox 59
April 14, 2018
Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the US, issued a statement on Facebook in response to the strikes on Syria. He accused the West of carrying out a “pre-designed scenario.” He said there would be “consequences,” and the responsibility for them lies with Washington, London and Paris. AntonovÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
US & Canada selected. Now Playing. UN ambassadors. Video duration 1:10. 'How can you say that with a straight face?' Jump to media player US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, and her Russian counterpart, Vassily Nebenzia, sparred over actions in Syria. 7h ago. Share this with Facebook Ãâ÷ Share this with TwitterÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
April 13, 2018
BRUSSELS -- The European Union's ambassador to Russia has returned to Moscow less than three weeks after being recalled by the EU ... Britain, the United States, NATO, and the EU blame Russia for the attack and responded by taking measures including the expulsion of some 150 Russian diplomats.
WHYY
April 13, 2018
Before his talk, former ambassador McFaul addressed President Donald Trump's tweets about Russia and Syria. Trump tweeted Wednesday that relations between the U.S. and Russia are worse than they were during the Cold War. He also tweeted that Russia shouldn't partner “with a Gas Killing AnimalÃâà...
The Moscow Times
April 13, 2018
Asked if he was referring to a war between the United States and Russia, Nebenzia told reporters: "We cannot exclude any possibilities unfortunately because we saw the messages that are coming from Washington. They were very bellicose." "They know we are there, I wish there was dialogue through theÃâà...
CNBC
April 13, 2018
US can't fix Syria, says former ambassador. 43 Mins Ago. Robert Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Syria, provides insight to President Trump's options in Syria following a reported chemical attack. Watch CNBC Live TVÃâà...
MarketWatch
April 13, 2018
WASHINGTON — France's ambassador to the United States told an influential Washington audience Thursday his country's tradition-breaking president, Emmanuel Macron, is a “disrupter” just like the ... “Every French president wants a good relationship with the U.S. president,” said Araud. The panelÃâà...
The Daily Princetonian
April 13, 2018
Palestinian ambassador to the U.S. Husam Zomlot was born as a refugee in a tent in the Gaza Strip. Today, Zomlot spoke at the Wilson ... Zomlot prefers multilateralism, noting that bilateral and trilateral negotiations with the United States as a mediator have failed to achieve peace. He also added thatÃâà...
Business Insider
April 12, 2018
Speaking on the eve of the Summit of the Americas that will bring leaders from across the western hemisphere to Peru this week, the ambassador Jia Guide downplayed reports that the US planned to use the event to urge Latin American leaders to work with Washington and not Beijing on trade. Doing soÃâà...
CNBC
April 12, 2018
Syria has become a 'playground' for major powers, says former US ambassador. 8 Hours Ago. Richard Murphy, former U.S. Ambassador to Syria, provides his read on the serious situation in Syria and options available to President Trump. The area is complex and we've got to move carefully, says Murphy.
Business Insider
March 31, 2018
'God knows we don't like him': Mexico's former ambassador to China explains how Mexico —and the world — reacted to the first year of Trump .... I think most of the world understands the way the United States system works, and you will see that most of the Mexican government has either US educations or speak English,Ãâà...
CNN
March 30, 2018
The wave of expulsions comes a day after Russia announced that it would expel 60 US diplomats and close the US consulate in St. Petersburg in retaliation ... of its diplomats by other countries, including many EU states, which he blamed on "colossal pressure and colossal blackmail" by the United States.
Bates News
March 30, 2018
But while a global mindset is more necessary than ever, the United States' highest leaders are drawing back from the world. ... Burns, a former ambassador to NATO, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, and current professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, outlined theÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 30, 2018
Russia's ambassador to the United States has told the "Today" show that he can't remember a period of worse relations between Washington and Moscow, ... In an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie broadcast Friday, Anatoly Antonov also reiterated Russia's denials that it meddled in the 2016 U.S.Ãâà...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
March 29, 2018
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said the United States was not looking to “replace” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and that reports implying he said otherwise misquoted him. On Wednesday, the Religious-Zionist newspaper Shevii released excerpts ofÃâà...
CNBC
March 29, 2018
Chinese officials need to be aware, therefore, of "how critically important this is to American workers," he said of the U.S.'s angling for a more beneficial trade relationship. Beijing said last week it may target 128 U.S. products with an import value of $3 billion as retaliation for President Donald Trump signingÃâà...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
March 29, 2018
The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Thursday said he was misquoted in an Israeli report in which he warned that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could become irrelevant if he keeps shunning the United States as a Mideast broker. In a post on Twitter, David Friedman said the U.S. is "not seeking 'toÃâà...
MyCentralJersey.com
March 21, 2018
“Through educational programming and partnerships, AmeriCorps helps all of us become better stewards of natural resources.” The DEP's ... Watershed Ambassador volunteers, www.nj.gov/dep/wms/bears/americorps.htm, serve in their positions full time, completing 1,700 hours of service over 10 months.
JNS.org
March 21, 2018
(March 21, 2018 / MEMRI) On March 19, 2018, in a speech at a meeting of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PLO leadership in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud 'Abbas attacked the U.S.'s conduct in the region and said that the “so-called 'Arab Spring'… is in fact an 'American Spring,'” that began in GazaÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 21, 2018
U.K., Russia Trade Blame For Spy Poisoning, Moscow Also Points At U.S. ... Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson spoke on March 21, shortly after Russia again denied involvement and asserted that Britain or the United States could be to blame for the attack that left former double agent Sergei Skripal and hisÃâà...
Voice of America
March 21, 2018
The U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman will skip a special Russian briefing on the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his ... The Russian Foreign Ministry has invited foreign ambassadors to attend a meeting with arms control experts later on Wednesday to discuss BritishÃâà...
The Moscow Times
March 21, 2018
The U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman will skip a special Russian briefing on the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his ... The Russian Foreign Ministry has invited foreign ambassadors to attend a meeting with arms control experts later on Wednesday to discuss BritishÃâà...
TASS
March 21, 2018
The US Embassy is considering sending a working level participant," she said. On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that the ministry had "invited all the ambassadors accredited in Russia to a meeting with the senior officials and experts of the Non-ProliferationÃâà...
The CT Mirror
March 20, 2018
West Hartford — Republican gubernatorial candidate Peter Lumaj, who came to the United States as a refugee from Communist Albania about 30 years ago, said Monday night that he rejected an offer from the Trump administration to return to Albania as the U.S. ambassador. “I was offered a job to be theÃâà...
Mondoweiss
March 20, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday called the U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman a “son of a bitch,” and referred to him and his family as “settlers” during a meeting with Palestinian leaders in Ramallah, further straining the rift between the Palestinian officials and the White House.
Axios
March 20, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas personally attacked U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman today, calling him a "son of a dog" during a speech at his Fatah party meeting. The U.S. State Department has condemned his rhetoric as "outrageous and unhelpful." Why it matters: This is another escalation in Abbas'sÃâà...
Ahval
March 20, 2018
The U.S. ambassador to Greece said his country was working towards the release of two Greek soldiers detained on Turkish soil this month, Greek newspaper Kathimerini said . Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday his country was “fully engaged” in securing the return of the pair, who crossed theÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 1, 2018
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta S. Jacobson raises her glass in a toast as she attends a ceremony to place the first stone of the new U.S. ... MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, said on Thursday she would step down from the job in May, joining aÃâà...
IRONMAN
March 1, 2018
Minda Dentler, Julie Moss, and Samantha Warriner join Ambassador team; group grows to encompass six regions in the U.S. and seven countries ... our reach globally, with ambassadors in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.".
CNN
March 1, 2018
Washington (CNN) During Ambassador Leslie Bassett's first tour as a US foreign service officer in Nicaragua, she rebuffed the advances of a male superior. As she describes the encounter, he "showed up uninvited at my home on his birthday, unexpectedly stuck his tongue in my mouth and assumed weÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 1, 2018
The United States has arrested the son of a former Kyrgyz ambassador to Washington on charges including firearms trafficking and smuggling. Zamira Sydykova said on March 1 that her son, Tengiz Sydykov, who lives in the Washington metropolitan area, is wrongly accused of trying to smuggle firearms toÃâà...
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