Signed by: Max Baucus, ambassador to China; Nina Hachigian, ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Caroline Kennedy, ambassador to Japan; Mark Lippert, ambassador to South Korea; Mark Gilbert, ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa; and Kirk Wagar, ambassador to Singapore.
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Ambassador Stevens — Ambassador Stevens sent 230 requests for help.
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"Ambassador Wu reminds me of that ambassador," Mr. Hu said.
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Ambassador Taylor, Ambassador Volker, and I were all surprised by this.
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Christopher R. Hill was a four-time ambassador including as U.S. ambassador to South Korea in 2004-05 and ambassador to Iraq, 2009-2010.
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They include Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal; Denise Bauer, former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium; Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; and Mark Gilbert, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, and more.
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Officials who fit that profile include Robert "Steve" Beecroft, U.S. ambassador to Egypt; David Hale, U.S. ambassador to Pakistan; and Douglas Silliman, U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
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Ambassador Bolton also expressed frustration about Ambassador Sondland's expansive interpretation of his mandate.
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On September 25, you sent a text to Ambassador Taylor and Ambassador Volker.
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Shannon is a career ambassador in the Foreign Service and former ambassador to Brazil.
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He has served as a UN Ambassador of Peace and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
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Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany, is the best example of a Trump ambassador.
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To that end, Ambassador Taylor told me that Ambassador Bolton recommended that Ambassador Taylor send a first-person cable to Secretary Pompeo articulating the importance of the security assistance.
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Canada's deputy U.S. ambassador, Kirsten Hillman, will become acting ambassador following MacNaughton's departure, Trudeau said.
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Ambassador in name only Ambassador Sondland is set to testify before the House next Thursday.
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Nothing about that request raised any red flags for me, Ambassador Volker, or Ambassador Taylor.
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"I salute Ambassador Masha Yovanovitch's integrity and grit under fire," former ambassador David Pearce tweeted.
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Ambassador Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak is the Republic of Yemen's ambassador to the United States.
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Recalling an ambassador is rare, especially when an ambassador is arguing for American values abroad.
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US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, US Ambassador to France Jamie McCourt, US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and former National Security Council official Dina Powell are also being considered.
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The next day, July 26, 2019, I attended meetings at the Presidential Administration Building in Kyiv with Ambassador Taylor, Ambassador Volker, and Ambassador Sondland and took notes during those meetings.
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It also recalled its ambassador and gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the country.
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Russian ambassador meeting: Kushner and Michael Flynn met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016.
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Trump has an ambassador in Tokyo, which is good, but there's currently no ambassador to Seoul.
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" On Russian ambassador to the U.S. meeting with several U.S. officials: "So our ambassador met someone.
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French Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert and German Ambassador Clemens von Goetze said the expo was timely.
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He was US ambassador to Lebanon from 2013 until 2015, when he became ambassador to Pakistan.
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Priebus is also reportedly advocating for GOP activist Georgette Mosbacher to serve as ambassador to Luxembourg; financier Lew Eisenberg for ambassador to Italy; and investor Duke Buchan for ambassador to Spain.
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Venezuela's U.N. Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez spoke to reporters as the meeting was being held, flanked by Nebenzia, Chinese Deputy U.N. Ambassador Wu Haitao and Bolivian U.N. Ambassador Sacha Sergio Llorentty Soliz.
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She became an ambassador, really, and probably as great an ambassador for the United States, a kind of ambassador-at-large to the world, as we've ever seen in the modern era.
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Ambassador Sam Brownback, America&aposs ambassador-at-large for religious freedom, kicked off the ministerial Tuesday morning.
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Morrison vouched for previous damning testimony by Ambassador Bill Taylor, the Trump administration's acting ambassador to Ukraine.
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She was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 2016 and a UNICEF India Ambassador in 13.
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Ambassador Kang then publicly accused Malaysian officials of conspiring with "hostile forces" and expelled the Malaysian ambassador.
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Christopher R. Hill was a four-time ambassador, including as U.S. ambassador to Iraq in 2009-10.
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Ambassador (ret.) Adam Ereli was U.S. ambassador to Bahrain from 2007-2011 and State Department deputy spokesman.
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Christopher R. Hill was a four-time ambassador including as U.S. ambassador to Poland in 2000-04.
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Deputy assistant secretary of state, George Kent and ambassador Bill Taylor, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine.
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Mr. McCain called the Australian ambassador to the United States, not the United States ambassador to Australia.
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The House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight Committees also scheduled depositions for five State Department officials over the next two weeks, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Ambassador Kurt Volker, the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine, and Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
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"Ambassador Haley's diplomacy behind the scenes, in particular with the Chinese ambassador here, as well as the Russian ambassador, made it very, very clear that we were not kidding around," the official said.
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Ambassador Ronald Neumann, a former US ambassador to Algeria, Bahrain and Afghanistan and the president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, said the importance of having an ambassador installed depends on the country.
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The US ambassador to the UK is known formally as the ambassador to the Court of St. James.
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He later became Bangladesh's ambassador to Morocco, and in January 2016 was named as Bangladesh's ambassador to Ethiopia.
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Previously, he served as ambassador to Singapore under George H.W. Bush and ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
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Ambassador C. Boyden Gray is a former white house counsel and former U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
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Christopher R. Hill was a four-time ambassador, including as U.S. ambassador to South Korea in 2004-05.
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President Trump on Thursday named America's ambassador to Turkey, John Bass, to be the next ambassador to Afghanistan.
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He was a US representative for Texas, UN ambassador, Republican Party chairman, ambassador to China and CIA director.
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Already an ambassador for Japanese style nationwide, Poggy is set to become an ambassador for Japanese style globally.
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Hillman has been Canada's acting ambassador to the United States since August, and was previously the deputy ambassador.
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She was concurrently accredited as ambassador to Hungary and East Germany, and later served as ambassador to Australia.
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"The U.S. ambassador and the E.U. ambassador were going out publicly saying you cannot do this," Ustinova said.
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Ambassador Sondland, Ambassador Volker, Secretary [Rick] Perry, and I were on this call, dialing in from different locations.
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Ambassador Patrick N. Theros, a career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Qatar from 1995 to 1998.
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Mr. Johnson is only the fourth ambassador to be announced by Mr. Trump, after Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations; David Friedman, his longtime attorney, as ambassador to Israel; and Iowa Gov.
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He previously served as an American diplomat for nearly three decades, including as ambassador to Greece (20001-2004), ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1999-2001), and as Cyprus negotiator at the rank of ambassador (85033-1999).
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" Just last month, he referred to US Ambassador Philip Goldberg as the "gay ambassador, the son of a whore.
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French U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre and British U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said they looked forward to working with Haley.
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" "When the President of the United States attacks the British ambassador, the British ambassador has no right of reply.
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"Ambassador Sondland, Ambassador Volker, Secretary Perry, and I were on this call, dialing in from different locations," Taylor said.
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Later, she told D'Orsi "They were very rude to the ambassador", referring to Barbara Woodward, Britain's ambassador to China.
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The United States has been without an ambassador in Mexico City since Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne retired in July.
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Trump nominated Donald Yamamoto to be the ambassador to Somalia and Kevin Sullivan to be the ambassador to Nicaragua.
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Vershbow was U.S. ambassador to Russia from 85033-2005 after serving as U.S. ambassador to NATO from 1998-2001.
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What is the relationship of Ambassador — the ambassador from Russia to the United States, to the Russian intelligence infrastructure?
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"But I am not the Japanese-American ambassador to Korea — I am the American ambassador to Korea," he said.
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That effort was led by US Ambassador to the UN, Kelly Craft, and US Ambassador to Germany, Ric Grenell.
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On Sunday, Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador to Canada, froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador.
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UN ambassador: Judges tables While you're considering your next nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations, we are providing you with an assessment of how other UN members will be judging Ambassador Nikki Haley's replacement.
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The comments from Obama's UN ambassador, Samantha Power, sound virtually identical to the ones that Ambassador Haley gave on Wednesday.
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In fact, sometime in June 2019, Secretary Perry organized a conference call with Ambassador Bolton, Ambassador Volker, myself, and others.
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Another ambassador, Georgette Mosbacher, was a Fox contributor before being confirmed as the US ambassador to Poland in early 2018.
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He was ambassador to Switzerland and then became Peru's first ambassador to the Soviet Union while concurrently accredited to Poland.
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Friction between the secretary of state and the United Nations ambassador is routine, particularly when the ambassador is a politician.
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On that call, Ambassador Bolton suggested to me—unprompted—that the committee look into the recall of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
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Though the United States has an ambassador in India, it has no designated ambassador to Pakistan (only a chargé d'affaires).
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VI. Ambassador Taylor and an Oval Office Meeting Ambassador Bill Taylor arrived in Kyiv as Charge d'Affaires on June 17.
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Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, said in a statement that the administration will recognize the EU's ambassador as equal to the ambassador from any other country, touting the importance of the U.S.-EU relationship.
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She would be the third consecutive female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, after Susan Rice and current ambassador, Samantha Power.
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Go deeper: EU ambassador: I was "disappointed" with Trump's Ukraine approach Trump calls Pompeo-appointed ambassador Bill Taylor a "Never Trumper"
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On Tuesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said Eitan Na'eh, currently deputy ambassador in London, had been appointed ambassador in Ankara.
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The last ambassador If the only Taiwanese ambassador left in Africa feels any of that pressure, he certainly doesn't show it.
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Jamie McCourt turned down a nomination for Ambassador to Belgium but was subsequently nominated to a post as Ambassador to Monaco.
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Now Trump doesn't even have a US ambassador in Kiev after prematurely recalling former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch to the United States.
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Kelly Craft, currently the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, was confirmed to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday.
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Contributing Opinion Writer In 2011, the United States ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, became the first American ambassador forced to resign.
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The barrage of allegations directed at Ambassador Yovanovitch, a career ambassador, is unlike anything I have seen in my professional career.
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Another official who prosecutors say helped Salazar was Rocio Maneiro, Venezuela's ambassador to China and now the country's ambassador to Britain.
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"Whether it's the attack in the UK this weekend and not having an ambassador to there, or the President goes to NATO and we don't have an ambassador there, none of our critical allies in Europe do we have an ambassador there, or dealing with North Korea, we have no political ambassador in South Korea," Lu said.
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The Ambassador—The Culinary Ambassador or The Ambassador of Pleasure, as he was once christened by Thailand's minister of industrial affairs—is actually Kristian Brask Thomsen, who dreamed up the concept for this dinner party madness four years ago.
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Four of the five officials who the committee had scheduled to be deposed over the next two weeks -- Ambassador Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch, Ambassador Kurt Volker, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl and Ambassador Gordon Sondland -- were mentioned in the whistleblower complaint.
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There was a point in the conclusion ... Apparently last year, I think it was Denmark hired the first ambassador who's not an ambassador to a country, but is an ambassador to like Google, Apple and the American tech companies.
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This is what is being performed by every ambassador of Russia abroad, every ambassador of the United States abroad, including in Moscow.
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Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Kenneth Braithwaite to the post of ambassador in Oslo, currently held by an acting ambassador.
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He was an ambassador to Belgium and worked for the UN. Until now, he hasn't been viewed as a high-profile ambassador.
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He was first appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, and has been a special ambassador for the U.N. children's charity since.
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The United Arab Emirates recalled its ambassador, while Sudan expelled the Iranian ambassador and the entire Iranian diplomatic mission in the country.
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It's possible that Trump Jr., the campaign's ambassador to the alt right, is just being the campaign's ambassador to the alt right.
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The office of the ambassador will move to the building, and Ambassador David Friedman will work from there with a small staff.
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A young ambassador Millie Bobby Brown, who stars in the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things," was named a goodwill ambassador by UNICEF.
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The cemetery Mass was attended by U.S. Ambassador to Italy Lewis Eisenberg and the acting U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Louis Bono.
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On Monday, the country recalled its ambassador to Canada for consultations and gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the kingdom.
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Another time, M.B.Z. was driving a former United States ambassador through town when the ambassador noted the absence of any security guards.
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Rockwell Schnabel served as U.S. ambassador to Finland under President Reagan U.S. ambassador to the European Union under President George W. Bush.
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In addition, Ambassador Bass, our ambassador in Kabul, and his team, they're in touch with President Ghani on a near daily basis.
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Since he was appointed as an ambassador in 2018, the US ambassador has been a Trump ally, just like his predecessor Maguire.
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"The picture in the tweet of the US and Ukrainian officials -- taken immediately after the meeting in Ambassador (John) Bolton's office -- shows smiling faces and no indication of hostility or discord between Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sondland," the report said.
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It was also the confirmation hearing for Matthew Tueller, the current U.S. ambassador to Yemen and Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Iraq.
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The call and the ambassador Trump is facing scrutiny over his decision to recall Marie Yovanovitch from her job as ambassador to Ukraine.
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He previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq and later as the UN ambassador during the George W. Bush administration.
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Don Beyer (Va.), the former ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, called for the expulsion of the Turkish ambassador to Washington and other officials.
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Pence participates in the swearing-in of Gordon Sondland as U.S. ambassador to the European Union and Ron Gidwitz as ambassador to Belgium.
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That role would be less practicable for the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine — even in cooperation with the U.S. ambassador to Russia — to fulfill.
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Up first were former ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch and ambassador Michael McKinley, a former top advisor to secretary of state, Mike Pompeo.
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Kelly Knight Craft, the United States ambassador to Canada, was confirmed on Wednesday to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations.
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Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland Gordon Sondland is the US Ambassador to the European Union, and handled Ukraine issues at Trump's direction.
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Taylor was asked to reenter the government this year to replace former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch (though he does not have the ambassador title).
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Kelly Craft, the current US ambassador to Canada, was considered for the UN ambassador post during the transition but lost out to Haley.
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And Ambassador Sondland would frequently give people my personal cell phone to call up and demand meetings with Ambassador BoIton or with me.
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Kelly Knight Craft, the United States ambassador to Canada, was confirmed on Wednesday to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations.
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They also informed Pompeo they have scheduled depositions for five State Department officials who have been mentioned in relation to the inquiry -- Ambassador Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch, Ambassador Kurt Volker, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl and Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
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Making matters worse, several envoys have recently resigned or signaled their intent to resign, including Ambassador to Qatar Dana Shell Smith, Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson, Ambassador to Panama John Feeley and the top diplomat in charge of North Korea policy, Joseph Yun.
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Prior to the call, the President had removed the former Ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch, to clear the way for three hand-picked agents to spearhead his agenda in Ukraine: Secretary Perry, Ambassador Sondland, and Ambassador Volker, who attended President Zelensky's inauguration on May 20.
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He previously served as Ambassador to Singapore under President George H.W. Bush and was later tapped to be President Barack Obama's Ambassador to China.
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On page 10 of Ambassador Taylor's statement, he recounts a conversation I relayed to him regarding Ambassador Sondland's conversation with Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Yermak.
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NSC/Ambassador Bolton Fourth, I worked hard to keep the National Security Council, including Ambassador Bolton and Dr. Hill, apprised of our Ukrainian efforts.
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Former ambassador: I'm appalled President Barack Obama's one-time ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul, was a renowned expert on the democratization of Eastern Europe.
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She previously served as Afghanistan's first woman ambassador to Indonesia and the country's first accredited ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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Additionally, the State Department has only seen three nominees confirmed — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and Israel ambassador David Friedman.
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Sung Kim, the former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and current ambassador to the Philippines, led that American delegation, an American official told Reuters.
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Kenneth Quinn served as U.S. ambassador to Cambodia during the Clinton administration and as deputy U.S. ambassador to the Philippines during the Reagan administration.
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Trump nominated Harris earlier this month to become the U.S. ambassador to South Korea after having first nominated him to be ambassador to Australia.
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Following his retirement in 1969, Singh was appointed as India's Ambassador to Switzerland in 1971 and concurrently served as the Ambassador to the Vatican.
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Ambassador (ret.) Marc Ginsberg was the U.S. ambassador to Morocco from 85033 to 1998 and senior advisor to the president for the Middle East.
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In 1975, she went to Romania as the Philippines' first ambassador to any Communist country, and the first female ambassador Romania had ever received.
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Taylor, who has served as the acting ambassador to Ukraine following the ouster of Yovanovitch, previously was ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009.
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Hours later, the president meets with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador — an ambassador at least two administration officials have lied about their contacts with.
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In 2010, John V. Roos, the ambassador at the time, attended the August commemoration in Hiroshima, becoming the first American ambassador to do so.
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True, Ambassador Grenell has demonstrated in his years as Ambassador to Germany a clear ability and willingness to defend and promote the Trump agenda.
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" But "as the sitting U.S. Ambassador to the EU and employee of the State Department, Ambassador Sondland is required to follow the Department's direction.
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After the meeting with President Zelenskyy, Ambassador Volker and Ambassador Taylor quickly left the Presidential Administration Building for a trip to the front lines.
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X. Impeachment Proceedings As the impeachment inquiry has progressed, I have followed press reports and reviewed the statements of Ambassador Taylor and Ambassador Yovanovitch.
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Cover: Ambassador Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, center, appears before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov.
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During a trip to Washington on July 10, 20193, with the express, advance invitation of Ambassador Bolton, I joined White House meetings between representatives of Ukraine National Security and Defense with U.S. NSC officials, including Ambassador Bolton, along with Secretary Perry and Ambassador Volker.
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It thanked the Netherlands ambassador to North and South Korea, Ambassador Lody Embrechts, for his "timely and strong response" to the group's request for help.
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"She lived a full life and was a phenomenal ambassador for her species," said Linda Castaneda, lead trainer for the Cincinnati Zoo's Cat Ambassador Program.
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May's government dismissed Trump's suggestion this week of "Ambassador Farage" saying there was no vacancy as Kim Darroch is currently serving as ambassador to Washington.
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The State Department also announced that Ambassador James Jeffrey, who was previously ambassador in Iraq and Turkey, will be made special representative for Syrian engagement.
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The Saudi Foreign Ministry also gave Canadian Ambassador Dennis Horak 24 hours to leave the kingdom and said it would recall its ambassador to Canada.
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The Senate on Thursday approved the first of Trump's ambassador nominees, voting largely along party lines to confirm David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel.
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A third encounter with Russia's U.S. ambassador may have happened Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States, has been a big problem for Sessions.
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Beast Mode has touched down in Portugal to be an ambassador for American football ... and his first order of business -- SACKING THE COUNTRY'S U.S. AMBASSADOR!!!
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EDT: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, who has been ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq and the U.S. representative to the United Nations, speaks at the Atlantic Council.
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Craft, who has been serving as the US ambassador to Canada, will in her new role replace former Ambassador Nikki Haley, who resigned last October.
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She was previously a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control to the U.N.'s World Health Organization; U.S. chief of protocol; and U.S. ambassador to Hungary.
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Fifth, I was not aware that Ambassador Sondland spoke with President Trump on July 26, while Ambassador Taylor and I were visiting the conflict zone.
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Yovanovitch previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Armenia under former presidents Obama and George W. Bush, as well as ambassador to Kyrgyzstan under Bush.
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A full-time ambassador messaged our groupme saying they had been scheduled for only 23 hours, a direct breach of the full-time ambassador contract.
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Ambassador Sondland relayed the President's message to President Zelensky through Ambassador Kurt Volker, who had lunch that day with President Zelensky's top aide, Andriy Yermak.
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The US has not had an ambassador to Belarus since 2008, when the Belarusian government expelled the ambassador and 30 out of 35 US diplomats.
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United Nations (CNN)US Ambassador Nikki Haley and Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia traded verbal jabs Tuesday over the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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The start to a new space opera follows ambassador Mahit Dzmare as she's summoned to the Teixcalaanli Empire after the death of her home's previous ambassador.
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Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III was Ambassador at Large for Counter Terrorism, Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism and Presidential Envoy to Iraq 19913-2004.
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Reuters reported earlier this month that Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador for International Religious Freedom, complained to the British ambassador in Washington D.C. about Robinson's treatment.
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Ambassador Taylor, Ambassador Yovanovitch, and Lieutenant Colonel Vindman have all demonstrated the professionalism and courage that exemplifies the best of our military officer and diplomatic corps.
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Because of such holds, Norway didn't have an ambassador for more than 850 days, and confirmation of the new ambassador to Sweden took nearly 500 days.
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I PROBABLY SPOKE TO AMBASSADOR LIGHTHIZER AT LEAST TEN TIMES A DAY OUTSIDE OF IT. I LOOKED AT AMBASSADOR LIGHTHIZER'S STATEMENT BEFORE HE PUT IT OUT.
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Bass, who has served as America's ambassador to Turkey since he was appointed by former President Obama in 85033, is also a former ambassador to Georgia.
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While ambassadors around the world are given residences, there are only two such residences in the United States — for the U.N. ambassador and the deputy ambassador.
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The remarks were from Jürg Lauber, Switzerland's ambassador to the United Nations in New York, not Valentin Zellweger, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
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In Rome, Mr. Trump left behind an embassy without an ambassador, and forfeited a geopolitical playing field that Moscow's ambassador in Rome, Sergey Razov, is exploiting.
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U.S. Ambassador Geeta Pasi, Acting Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Ambassador William Moser and Chadian government officials were all involved in the dedication.
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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed a former U.N. ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko as next ambassador to the United States, the presidential decree showed on Thursday.
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He has significant diplomatic experience under both parties: He served as US ambassador to Singapore under George H.W. Bush and as ambassador to China under Obama.
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Olof Skoog, Sweden's ambassador to the United Nations, who introduced the resolution along with the Kuwaiti ambassador, said it could "de-escalate suffering" and save lives.
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Some of those under consideration, who were also part of the original list of potential candidates, include Ric Grennell, the US ambassador to Germany; Jamie McCourt, the US ambassador to France; and Kelly Craft, the US ambassador to Canada, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Sweden is reportedly investigating its ambassador to China after a detained activist's daughter had a bizarre and threatening meeting with unnamed businessmen set up by the ambassador.
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Earlier this week Malaysia recalled its ambassador from Pyongyang, and Prime Minister Najib Razak rebuked the North Korea ambassador in Kuala Lumpur for making "diplomatically rude" comments.
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Karen Pierce, the current British ambassador to the United Nations, has been appointed ambassador to the United States, the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced Friday.
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Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who testified earlier this month, is still a State Department employee but is not currently in an active ambassador role.
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That has encouraged a number of Arab countries to seek co-operation with Israel on Iran, according to former US ambassador Shapiro, former US ambassador under Obama.
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The ministry will also summon the U.S. deputy ambassador in Jakarta on Monday to seek explanation, Nasir said, adding that the ambassador is presently not in Indonesia.
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The diplomats returning to Washington are Robin Bernstein, ambassador to the Dominican Republic; Jean Manes, ambassador to El Salvador; and Roxanne Cabral, the chargé d'affaires in Panama.
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Nicolas Burns: Well, I think the rank-and-file of the State Department was very supportive of Ambassador Yovanovitch, Ambassador Bill Taylor, George Kent, who all testified.
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"It's out of the ordinary to have another ambassador intervening in a random country," said Gordon Giffin, who served as U.S. ambassador to Canada under President Clinton.
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Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is scheduled to appear on Tuesday, while former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is set to speak with lawmakers on Friday.
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Goldman took the lead on questioning former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Ambassador Michael McKinley, the former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to nominate the current American ambassador to Canada to be the new US ambassador to the United Nations.
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He said Turkish officials would not accept farewell visits from the ambassador, who was already scheduled to leave Turkey within days to become the ambassador to Afghanistan.
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Late Friday, news emerged that Trump had ordered the recall of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union — "effective immediately," the ambassador noted in a statement.
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I also did not understand why Ambassador Sondland would be involved in Ukraine policy, often without the involvement of our duly-appointed Chief of Mission, Ambassador Bill Taylor.
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It almost feels like a hazing ritual that Trump made US ambassador to Somalia, Stephen Schwartz, do to prove that he could still be ambassador to the country.
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The Mario stunt was just a preview of Tokyo's Olympic fever, suggested Benjamin Boas, a tourism ambassador for Tokyo's Nakano Ward and a government-designated "Cool Japan" ambassador.
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"In broad terms, I'd say the testimony of Ambassador Volker and his role in the Ukraine was supported by what we heard from Ambassador Reeker today," Meadows said.
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"He (Moreira) says he got into a physical fight with the ambassador, and he had no choice other than to hit the ambassador and kill him," Pontes said.
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She has also served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary, U.S. chief of protocol and as a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control to the U.N.'s World Health Organization.
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Craft was unanimously confirmed by voice vote as US Ambassador to Canada in August 2017, but her nomination to UN ambassador will probably be a bit more contentious.
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The irregular channel began when Ambassador Volker, Ambassador Sondland, Secretary Perry, and Senator Ron Johnson briefed President Trump on May 23 upon their return from President Zelensky's inauguration.
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After Canada called for arrested Saudi rights activists to be freed, Riyadh on Sunday recalled its ambassador from Ottawa and gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave.
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Included in the package that cleared the Senate on Wednesday night were ambassador nominations for nearly two dozen countries, including Arthur Culvahouse Jr. to be ambassador to Australia.
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"While Ambassador Volker and I visited the front, this member of my staff accompanied Ambassador Sondland" to a meeting with a top Ukrainian official in Kyiv, Taylor said.
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Mr. Kerry complained to the Chinese ambassador to Washington, Cui Tiankai, that the American ambassador at the time, Max Baucus, had also been prevented from traveling to one.
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The White House also sent to the Senate the nominations of Gordon Sondland to be ambassador to the European Union and Randy Berry to be ambassador to Nepal.
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He's one of the so-called "Three Amigos," alongside then-ambassador Kurt Volker and American Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who coordinated Trump's efforts with Ukraine.
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"We completely categorically deny that Lev was involved in any activities with Hyde to surveil the ambassador and try to harm the ambassador," said Parnas' attorney Joe Bondy.
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KIEV, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed a former U.N. ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko as next ambassador to the United States, the presidential decree showed on Thursday.
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Harris was nominated to become the new U.S. ambassador to Australia, but is now expected to be nominated to be the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea instead.
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The irregular channel began when Ambassador Volker, Ambassador Sondland, Secretary Perry, and Senator Ron Johnson briefed President Trump on May 23 upon their return from President Zelenskyy's inauguration.
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Michael McFaul was US ambassador to Russia under the Obama administration and is the author of From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia.
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President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Craft, the current US ambassador to Canada, to the post in late February after former Ambassador Nikki Haley resigned last year.
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In August, Saudi Arabia expelled Canada's ambassador to the kingdom and withdrew its own ambassador after Canada's Foreign Ministry tweeted support for women's right activists who had been arrested.
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I do not know ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, whom Trump earlier ousted as ambassador to Ukraine, but I do know that she is a respected, experienced and capable American diplomat.
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After former ambassador Nikki Haley left the job in December 2018, the administration decided the U.N. ambassador would no longer be a Cabinet-level post, according to NBC News.
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"The Chinese have made clear to our ambassador in Beijing their concerns about that, as their ambassador here has made her concerns known to Foreign Affairs," he told reporters.
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Hathaway has become an ambassador for women's rights, speaking eloquently about the need for paid parental leave at the United Nations and serving as goodwill ambassador for U.N. Women.
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Nancy G. Brinker has served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary, U.S. chief of protocol, and as a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control to the U.N.'s World Health Organization.
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China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi said now was the time for more cooperation, but Britain's Ambassador to the U.N. Matthew Rycroft said he was not surprised by Washington's action.
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Fake FC Ambassador accounts flood TwitterBut the viral thread exposed how easy it is to imitate Amazon FC Ambassador accounts by simply adding the title to your Twitter username.
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But he reserved his most scathing words for President Trump; the United States' ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley; and its ambassador to Israel, David M. Friedman.
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Another son, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., is a former Utah governor, ambassador to China and Republican presidential candidate who recently was confirmed as the United States ambassador to Russia.
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"I understand the historical animosity that exists between both of the countries but I'm not the Japanese American ambassador to Korea, I'm the American ambassador to Korea," he said.
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Before becoming assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere last May, Ms. Aponte served as ambassador to El Salvador, the first Puerto Rican woman to serve as ambassador.
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And the Ukrainian president knew about both in advance, in part because of Ambassador Volker and Ambassador Sondland's efforts to make him aware of what the President was demanding.
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Jon Huntsman to be ambassador to Russia and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be ambassador to the United Kingdom, have been announced but not yet formally submitted.
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Washington (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley gave Karen Pierce, the United Kingdom's first female ambassador to the UN, a warm welcome on social media Friday.
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Looking back, I find it very odd that neither I, nor Ambassador Taylor, nor Ambassador Volker ever received a detailed read-out of that call with the Biden references.
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And the Ukrainian president knew about both in advance, in part because of Ambassador Volker and Ambassador Sondland's efforts to make him aware of what the President was demanding.
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Although not a member of the cabinet, the ambassador often has been given cabinet-level rank, putting the ambassador in the same room as the world's most powerful leader.
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Those testifying include William Taylor, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
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Pyongyang's ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, accused his host country of conspiring with "hostile forces," prompting the Malaysian Prime Minister to recall his ambassador to North Korea and summon Kang.
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He will sit down with the chief U.S. negotiator during &apos94 North Korean missile crisis, Ambassador Robert Gallucci , columnist, Gordon Chang and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Bill Richardson .
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The British government appointed Sir Tim Barrow, a former ambassador to Russia, as its new ambassador to the EU, three months before it is due to trigger negotiations over Brexit.
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The Charges d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Riyadh Christopher Henzel -- who leads the embassy in the absence of an ambassador -- has been nominated to an ambassador role in Yemen.
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Initially, Hadid was slated to simply be a global ambassador for the brand before the Gigi by Tommy Hilfiger capsule collection came to fruition; she's still got the ambassador title.
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"He also doubled down on his criticism of the UK ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch, whom he described as "the wacky Ambassador" and not "someone we are thrilled with.
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Three career diplomats, deputy assistant secretary of state George Kent, acting ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, and former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, delivered hours of public testimony to Congress.
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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell was a potential candidate although Trump has said he likes the job Grenell is doing as ambassador, a source familiar with the situation said.
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His experience as ambassador to China (and ambassador to Singapore during the first Bush and Clinton administrations) certainly is relevant experience — clearly, the guy knows how to run an embassy.
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That includes Bill Taylor, currently the acting ambassador to Ukraine, George Kent, who's at the State Department and Marie Yovanovitch, who was the US ambassador to Ukraine and was recalled.
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He has served in government only as communications director for the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. during the George W. Bush administration, and since May 2018 as ambassador to Germany.
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Mr. Trump nominated Admiral Harris in February to become Australia's next ambassador; the United States has not had an ambassador there since John Berry left the post in September 2016.
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Upon returning to the Embassy, I immediately briefed my direct supervisor, the Deputy Chief of Mission, about Ambassador Sondland's call with President Trump and my subsequent conversation with Ambassador Sondland.
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In WhatsApp messages with Ambassador Volker and I, Ambassador Taylor wrote to us as follows: "Just had a meeting with Andriy and Vadym," referring to Ukraine Foreign Minister Vadym Pristaiko.
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Lewis M. Eisenberg has been chosen to be ambassador to Italy, and William F. Hagerty IV will be nominated to become ambassador to Japan, according to senior White House advisers.
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"I am pleased to announce that Kelly Knight Craft, our current Ambassador to Canada, is being nominated to be United States Ambassador to the United Nations," Trump wrote on Twitter.
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Jo became acting ambassador in October 2017 after Rome kicked out then-ambassador Mun Jong Nam in protest at North Korea's nuclear test a month earlier, which violated U.N. resolutions.
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Trump has only named a handful of people to positions so far: Terry Branstad, the governor of Iowa, as Ambassador to China; David Friedman as Ambassador to Israel; Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets and a top Republican fundraiser, as Ambassador to the United Kingdom, along with a few others.
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As Trump landed in Britain, it emerged that Ambassador Sam Brownback, the US ambassador for international religious freedom, had complained to the British ambassador in Washington about a jail sentence awarded by a judge -- who like all the British judiciary, is independent of the executive -- to the anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson.
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Democrats intend to depose former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch — who was removed by Trump and criticized by the president in the call with Zelensky — U.S. ambassador Kurt Volker, who facilitated some of Giuliani's contacts with Ukrainian officials; deputy assistant secretary George Kent, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl and Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
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US Ambassador Warns North Korea is "Begging for War" US United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley described Kim Jong Un as "begging for war" after North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb Sunday.
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"In my short time at the United Nations, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin showed himself to be a gracious colleague," the U.S. ambassador to the world body, Nikki Haley, said in a statement.
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He's a former ambassador to Ukraine and came out of retirement, out of a sense of duty, when Trump recalled Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, according to CNN's Kylie Atwood and Jenny Hansler.
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"In addition to serving as an ambassador for USAFA, she was an ambassador for all falcons, helping us educate the public on the importance of these majestic birds," the school said.
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As Venezuela took up the one-month presidency of the Geneva talks, U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood left the session and announced a "boycott" while Maduro ambassador Jorge Valero chairs it.
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Craft was unanimously confirmed by voice vote to be the US ambassador to Canada in August 2017, but her nomination to UN ambassador was bound to be a bit more contentious.
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The Saudi government on Sunday recalled its ambassador from Ottawa, barred Canada's ambassador to Riyadh and placed a ban on new trade, denouncing Canada for urging the release of rights activists.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has spoken to President Trump and recommended U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft as the next UN ambassador, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
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Washington (CNN)Outgoing US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she used President Donald Trump's "unpredictable" behavior to her advantage in order to "get the job done" as ambassador.
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On Monday, the Saudi government responded by expelling the Canadian ambassador to Riyadh, Dennis Horak, recalling the Saudi ambassador to Ottawa and freezing all new trade and investment deals with Canada.
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"He's the Ambassador to Ukraine" -- here's Pam Bondi, special adviser to Trump on the impeachment inquiry, falsely referring to Gordon Sondland as Trump's ambassador to Ukraine on CBS This Morning pic.twitter.
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Nevertheless, she was praised for her work in Kyiv, which would lead to her appointment as ambassador to Kyrgyzstan in 1003, followed by a stint as ambassador to Armenia in 2008.
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Ambassador Ronald Sanders, the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda's ambassador to the United States, delivered a chilling report on the status of his country in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
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In retaliation, Mr. Lutsenko made a series of unsupported allegations against Ambassador Yovanovitch, mostly suggesting that Ambassador Yovanovitch improperly used the Embassy to advance the political interests of the Democratic party.
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Secretary Perry, Ambassador Sondland, and Ambassador Volker later styled themselves the "Three Amigos," and made clear they would take the lead on coordinating our policy and engagement with the Zelenskyy Administration.
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US ambassador The State Department is pulling the US ambassador to Zambia after the country's president objected to the ambassador's harsh criticism of the government's record on gay rights and corruption.
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"As the sitting U.S. Ambassador to the EU and employee of the State Department, Ambassador Sondland is required to follow the Department's direction," his attorney, Robert Luskin, said in a statement.
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AMBASSADOR HALEY: — it's been an honor of a lifetime.
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He was President Obama's ambassador to Afghanistan 85033 - 2012.
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Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel supports settlements in the West Bank Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel supports settlements in the West Bank President-elect Donald Trump has nominated David Friedman, a New York bankruptcy lawyer with no experience in government or diplomacy, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.
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I remember this because he actually made the comment that it was easier for him to get a hold of the President than to get a hold of me, which led me to respond, 'Well, the President doesn't work for Ambassador Bolton; I do,' to which Ambassador Sondland responded, 'Does Ambassador Bolton know that?
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In addition to the subpoena, the chairmen informed the top US diplomat in a separate letter that they had scheduled depositions for five State Department officials who have been mentioned in relation to the inquiry -- Ambassador Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch, Ambassador Kurt Volker, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl and Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was scheduled to visit Tibet this week, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said, the first visit to the region by a U.S. ambassador since 2015.
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He asked to meet with North Korea's ambassador to the world body while he was there, but the ambassador didn't respond to Biegun's request, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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Ambassador Alexander "Sandy" Vershbow, is a fellow at the Atlantic Council, and formerly the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Assistant Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Russia, and South Korea.
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Even though I was acting Ambassador and was scheduled to meet with President Zelensky along with Ambassador Volker the following day, I received no readout of the call from the White House.
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Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin and U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power had been due to give a closed-door briefing to the council on Friday but it was canceled at the last minute.
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Trump and Putin discussed need for a new ambassador CNN previously reported that Trump and Putin discussed the need for a new US ambassador in Russia during a phone call last week.
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Among them is William B. Taylor Jr., who served as ambassador to Ukraine during the Bush administration and as de facto ambassador after Marie L. Yovanovitch was recalled to Washington last spring.
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It was an unceremonious end to nearly 30 years in the foreign service, including stints as the U.S. ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and the acting ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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Even though I was acting Ambassador and was scheduled to meet with President Zelenskyy along with Ambassador Volker the following day, I received no readout of the call from the White House.
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The former ambassador had been brought out of retirement earlier this year to take on duties in the embassy after Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled to Washington at the President's direction.
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There's also the 2011 assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the United States, a plot that would have involved blowing up a restaurant in Georgetown in DC to kill the Saudi ambassador.
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Last week, when the owner of the Ambassador brand, Hindustan Motors, sold it to French carmaker Peugeot for $12 million, Seth and many other Ambassador aficionados were taken by surprise and even anger.
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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Sunday the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States "has not served the UK well," after the ambassador called Trump "inept" and "incompetent" in leaked diplomatic cables.
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She serves as Global Goodwill Ambassador for UNFPA, as the Global Ambassador for Population Services International and Polaris Project, and is on the Advisory Boards of ICRW, Apne Aap Worldwide, and Demand Abolition.
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The House has spoken to officials including Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine; Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine; and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
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US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to Egyptian Ambassador and current Security Council President Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta on Saturday before a Security Council vote on new sanctions for North Korea.
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As the two men began answering questions from the Democrats, several text messages between Taylor, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, and Kurt Volker, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, were referenced.
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Craft's travel of more than 300 days while serving as ambassador to Canada became a top topic of discussion Wednesday after Politico published an article Monday night saying she was an "absent" ambassador.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada's ambassador to China after the ambassador said an executive from Huawei Technologies had "good arguments on her side" to avoid extradition to the United States.
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After reports to the contrary, the Justice Department clarified Sessions met with the Russian ambassador twice, and former FBI Director James Comey said Sessions may have met with the ambassador a third time.
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Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley greet each other at the beginning of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday.
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Three witnesses have given public testimony so far — Bill Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine; George Kent, deputy assistant secretary for Europe and Eurasian affairs; and Marie Yovanovitch,former US ambassador to Ukraine.
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So far, three witnesses have given televised testimony — Bill Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine; George Kent, deputy assistant secretary for Europe and Eurasian affairs; and Marie Yovanovitch, former US ambassador to Ukraine.
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Mr. Cruz recalled the pope saying to him, "I was horrified and I fired that nuncio," or papal ambassador — a reference to Archbishop Viganò, who was the Vatican's ambassador to the United States.
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Other administration officials, like Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany, and David M. Friedman, the ambassador to Israel, have used Twitter aggressively to defend their boss's policies and go after rivals like Iran.
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Mr. Takht Ravanchi has held a number of posts, including serving as Iran's ambassador to Switzerland, deputy United Nations ambassador, deputy foreign minister and special assistant to the foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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After what once would have passed as a pro forma complaint from Canada, Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador, withdrew its ambassador from Canada and froze new business deals and investment with Canada.
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Prosecutors said the recipients of Ng's bribes were Francis Lorenzo, a former deputy ambassador from the Dominican Republic, and John Ashe, a former U.N. General Assembly president and ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda.
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Jon Huntsman has accepted offer to be U.S. ambassador to Russia, source tells NBC News Huntsman, who served as former President Barack Obama's ambassador to China, was offered the position earlier this week.
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But after a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting on compliance with the 2015 accord between world powers and Iran, Ambassador Kelly Craft walked over to talk to Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi.
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John Negroponte served 37 years with the U.S. Department of State, including as ambassador to Mexico under President George H.W. Bush and as ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush.
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