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According to the report, Amos Hochstein, who served as the special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs under President Barack Obama and was a close adviser and confidant to then-Vice President Joe Biden, was informally offered the role by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan late last month and is …

The envoy, Kyaw Zwar Minn, spent the night in his car after he and members of his staff were told to leave the embassy by Myanmar’s military attache.  Photographs show Metropolitan police officers standing guard outside the diplomatic compound as the ousted ambassador attempted to gain entry. Protesters also gathered …

In a recent interview with German RND broadcaster, Przylebski said the primary reason Warsaw vehemently opposes the Russia-led energy project is because it feels “threatened” by Moscow. The ambassador argued that a direct link exists between the project and Russia’s military spending, suggesting the profits Russia might receive from gas …

Venezuela’s National Assembly voted earlier this week to expel EU envoy Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, and asked for President Nicolas Maduro to declare her persona non grata. “She has been given 72 hours to leave Venezuelan territory,” Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters on Wednesday. Responding to the move, a …

Trump opted to abandon the “transformational campaigns” pursued by the Bush and Obama administrations in favor of “working primarily through partners on the ground” to advance American interests, argued James Jeffrey in the essay published on Friday. Jeffrey was the US special envoy for Syria and the coalition against Islamic …

Burns, who is currently president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an international affairs think tank based in Washington, DC, retired from the US Foreign Service in 2014 after a 33-year career in diplomacy. He served as deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration from 2011-2014, and as …

In an interview with the Associated Press, Woodward said the British government is feeling “gung ho” about preserving its economic and political position on the world stage, despite potential diplomatic setbacks created by its withdrawal from the bloc.  She argued that it was wrong to “underestimate” the UK’s relationship with …

Russia’s Foreign Ministry suggested that Sullivan receive Sputnik V after the US diplomat revealed that he had asked Santa for a coronavirus vaccine for Christmas. In a series of tweets, a spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Moscow explained that Sullivan was grateful for the offer but would have to take a …

Earlier this week, Sullivan shared a photo on Facebook of his handwritten letter to Santa Claus. The ambassador insisted he had been “very nice” in 2020 and had followed all the coronavirus precautions. For his good behavior, he asked St Nick to bring him a new hockey stick and running …

“So great to be here in the original home of #Kimchi – South Korea!” Harris tweeted, adding that he was “excited” to appear on a cooking show with a famous South Korean chef. While the American diplomat did not mention China, Korean media quickly pointed out that his tweet came …