The US Senate on Saturday confirmed veteran diplomat Denise Campbell Bauer as the country’s next ambassador to France. Bauer, 57, served as the US ambassador to Belgium between 2013 and 2017 and is also known as a nonprofit leader and advocate for women in politics. Bauer’s confirmation comes as Washington seeks to mend fences with …
The UN special envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis of Slovakia, has quit less than a year after taking on the role, diplomatic sources at the United Nations said Tuesday. “Kubis has resigned,” a diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity, with several other diplomatic sources confirming the surprise development. No official reason was given for …
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United States climate envoy John Kerry voiced hope on Friday that Beijing and Washington would work together more closely on the climate emergency after they struck a pact to accelerate action against greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at a forum in Singapore, the former secretary of state emphasised cooperation — even as the rivals spar over …
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Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa could fall within “months if not weeks”, an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan rebels told AFP Wednesday, as Washington announced it would send a US envoy to the country to hold talks. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which has been fighting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government for a year, has …
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FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng attends the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool April 16, 2021 (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met via video link on …
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The White House is looking to create ways for would-be asylum seekers from Central America—who may otherwise seek to make the perilous trek north and cross the border illegally—to enter into the United States lawfully, President Joe Biden’s special envoy Ricardo Zuniga said on Tuesday. Zuniga, Biden’s envoy to the so-called Northern Triangle countries in …
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WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai as the top U.S. trade envoy in an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Wednesday. She will be the first Asian American and first woman of color to hold the position. Tai is considered a problem-solving pragmatist, and her nomination by President Joe Biden to be U.S. trade representative drew support from …
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European Union Ambassador to Venezuela Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa is presented with a letter of “persona non grata” from Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza at his office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:47 AM PT – Thursday, February 25, 2021 The Venezuelan government has expelled a top European diplomat …
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Peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) secure the scene where the Italian ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio, Italian military policeman Vittorio Iacovacci and Congolese driver Moustapha Milambo from the World Food Programme were killed in an attempted kidnap when their convoy …
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OAN Newsroom UPDATED 9:27 AM PT – Tuesday, December 22, 2020 The first flight from Israel to Morocco arrived just two weeks after the countries normalized relations. A jet carrying an envoy, including White House advisor Jared Kushner and Ambassador David Friedman, landed in Morocco on Tuesday. This comes as Israel looks to seal a …
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