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US Doomed in Afghanistan: British Envoy

Leaked French cable quotes diplomat opposing surge

Oct 1, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British ambassador to Afghanistan believes “the American strategy is destined to fail,” the Telegraph reports, based on a leaked memo written by a French diplomat. In the memo, the French diplomat records statements by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles at a Sept. 1 meeting in which the British envoy... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • surge • Britain • press leaks • ambassador

 Caroline: UK Ambassador?

If Obama wins, Kennedy gets Ambassadorship in London

Aug 22, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Should Barack Obama win the presidency, he will reward Caroline Kennedy’s efforts by appointing her ambassador to Great Britain, predicts the Mandrake gossip column in London's Daily Telegraph. The payback would place JFK’s only surviving child in the position once held by her grandfather, patriarch Joe. He shot... More »

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Barack Obama • London • Joe Kennedy • Britain • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • ambassador • Obama administration

Taliban Frees Kidnapped Pakistan Envoy

Ambassador freed after Pakistan releases over 40 militants

May 17, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban militants released Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan today soon after the Pakistani government liberated over 40 Taliban fighters, a Pakistan security official said. The government has not yet given official details of Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin’s release. He had been kidnapped February 11, along with his driver and guard,... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Tariq Azizuddin • ambassador

US Flip-Flops on Closing Belarus' DC Embassy

Shuttering was to be retaliation for republic's booting of Americans

May 1, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington backpedaled at the last minute from closing the Belarusian embassy today, the AP reports. The State Department aims to retaliate for yesterday's expulsion of most of the staff of the US embassy in Minsk—and could yet take action against Belarus diplomats, an official said. More »

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diplomacy • Belarus • US Embassy • ambassador • diplomatic ties • Alexander Lukashenko • Minsk

Pakistan Ambassador Held by Taliban

Video surfaces two months after his disappearance

Apr 19, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a video aired today on an Arab channel, Pakistan’s missing ambassador to Afghanistan says he was kidnapped two months ago by Taliban militants, AP reports. In the brief clip, Tariq Azizuddin, seated on the ground with his driver and bodyguard in front of three armed masked men, says... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • kidnapping • video • Tariq Azizuddin • ambassador

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Colombia Fires Clinton Aide Over Remark

Says apology for
trade meeting showed 'lack of respect'

Apr 5, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colombia fired a Washington lobbying firm today after its CEO, a top Hillary Clinton strategist, apologized for meeting with the country's US envoy, Politico reports. Mark Penn called the trade meeting an “error in judgment” that “will not be repeated,” but the remark ruffled feathers in Colombia.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Colombia • labor unions • free trade • ambassador • Mark Penn • Change to Win

Serbia Calls Home US Envoy

PM vows to pull diplomats from all nations that support Kosovo independence

Feb 18, 08 8:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Serbia called home its US ambassador today to protest America's recognition of Kosovo's independence, the BBC reports. Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica called the move Serbia's "first urgent measure," and warned that envoys in other countries that recognize Kosovar autonomy will soon be withdrawn. More »

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United Nations • Serbia • European Union • Kosovo • separatists • Kosovar independence • secession • Boris Tadic • Vojislav Kostunica • ambassador • UN Security Council

Pakistan Hunts for Missing Diplomat

Ambassador to Afghanistan feared kidnapped near border

Feb 12, 08 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani officials are hunting for their ambassador to neighboring Afghanistan, and the country's president believes he was abducted, Reuters reports. "The Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan has been kidnapped while traveling to Afghanistan," Hamid Karzai said. The diplomat went missing yesterday while traveling through the Khyber Pass, a region... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Hamid Karzai • Peshawar • kidnapping • Kabul • al-Qaeda • Khyber Pass • Tariq Azizuddin • ambassador

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