Diplomats

Diplomat's Servant Exposes Modern Day Slavery in the U.S.

Erwin de Leon | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Domestic Workers, State Department, Diplomats, Human Trafficking, Trafficking, Slavery, Shanti Gurung, Modern Day Slavery, Crime News
Erwin de Leon

The diplomat brought Shanti Gurung to New York in 2006 with the promise of paying her $100 a month to do light cooking and a few chores. The 17-year-old ended up working 16-hour days, cooking, cleaning, doing the laundry, grocery shopping and giving massages.

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International Climate Negotiations Grind to a Standstill

Corbin Hiar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Negotiations, Davos 2011, Thailand, Lebanon, Davos, The Guardian, Diplomats, Bonn, Mexico, Barack Obama, Jairam Ramesh, South Africa, Cancun, cop16, Najib Saab, Felipe Calderon, Jacob Zuma, Christiana Figueres, Germany, Ban Ki-Moon, Un Secretary General, Durban, Climate Change, Bangkok, Cop17, Unfccc, Un, Global Warming, Cancun Climate Summit, World Economic Forum, Green News
Corbin Hiar

Not much has been said or written about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change since the flurry of post-Cancun commentary. So what's been happening with the climate talks?

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U.S. Ambassador to France and Wife Embark on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Adventure

Linda Grasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Rivkin, U.S. Ambassador to France, Susan Tolson, Linda Grasso, Obama Administration, France, Al Qaeda, Diplomats, Paris, Los Angeles News
Linda Grasso

During my visit, I watched them effortlessly glide from event to event. Had I not known better, I'd have sworn they were natives.

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WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Language, Foreign Service Institute, Muammar Gaddafi, Saudi Arabia, Diplomats, Nigeria, Anthropology, Wikileaks, Politics News
Paul Stoller

Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants. But you can't expect people to become experts of anything in a matter of months or years -- especially something as nuanced as a foreign language and culture.

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Denmark's Deputy Prime Minister Dubbed The 'World's Worst Foreign Minister'

Telegraph | Damien McElroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lene Espersen, Deputy Prime Minister, Denmark Deputy Prime Minister, Denmark, Diplomats, Foreign Minister, World News

Lene Espersen, Denmark's deputy prime minister, is under growing pressure to stand down after a string of gaffes lead to her being dubbed the world's ...

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State Department's Report On Modern Day Slavery Omits Cases Of Foreign Diplomats In Washington

Time | E. Benjamin Skinner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slave Labor, State Department Slavery, Diplomats Slaves, Slave Trade, Slaves, State Department, Slaves Diplomats, Diplomats Slave Labor, Diplomats, Foreign Diplomats, Slavery, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

In Washington on Monday morning, June 14, Hillary Clinton unveiled the State Department's 10th annual report on modern-day slavery, which evaluates th...

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Diplomats Tap Into Social Media

AP | BY ILEANA MORALES | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama To Freeze Pay Of Top White House, Administration Officials

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salaries, Congress, White House, Administration, #Sotu, State of the Union Speech 2010, Diplomats, Pay Freeze, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to freeze the salaries of his top aides at the White House and appointees across his government. A se...

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Letters Reveal True Views Of UK Diplomats

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UK, True Views, Letters, Secret Letters, Bbc, Freedom of Information Laws, British Ambassadors, England, Undiplomatic Views, Valedictory Letters, Diplomats, Foreign Office, British Ministry, London, World News

LONDON — It's not exactly diplomatic – details of what British ambassadors really think about their foreign hosts were disclosed Sunday fo...

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US Diplomats Shown Hostility In Pakistani Actions

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, Unites States, US, Visas, Diplomats, Checkpoints, Harassment, Hostility, World News

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has held up visas for U.S. diplomats, military service members and others, apparently because of hostility within the count...

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Clinton Told Of "Lord Of The Flies" Environment At Afghan Embassy

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Project on Governmental Oversight, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Diplomats, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Guards hired by the State Department to protect diplomats and staff at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan live and work in a "Lord of ...

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Micheletti's Losing Battle for International Legitimacy

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Honduras Coup, Ambassadors, Diplomats, Roberto Micheletti, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Daniel Altschuler

The current Honduran imbroglio has presented ambassadors with the dilemma of whether to support the deposed President or the newly-installed leader.

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I Don't Want to Cause a Diplomatic Incident, But...

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drugs, Diplomacy, Dubai-United Arab Emirates, Cites, Dubai, Diplomats, Uae, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Allowing red passport-holders to walk freely through UAE baggage controls must stop, and there must be more scrutiny. My diplomatic peers don't mind having their bags checked through a scanner, neither do I, and nor should anyone with nothing to hide.

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Obama Names Ambassadors To Britain, France, India

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Louis Susman, Barack Obama, Ambassadors, Diplomats, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has picked a major Democratic fundraiser as ambassador to Britain, a theology professor to represent the Uni...

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Top Afghan Diplomat Kidnapped In Pakistan

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Diplomats, War Wire, Home News

ISLAMABAD - Gunmen kidnapped Afghanistan's top diplomat to Pakistan on Monday after killing his driver, underscoring worsening security in the nuclear...

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US, British Diplomats in Zimbabwe Violently Attacked

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zimbabwe, Diplomats, US Diplomats, Birtish Diplomats, Diplomats Attcked, Zimbabwe Violence, James McGee, US Embassador, Home News

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A mob believed loyal to President Robert Mugabe assaulted a convoy of U.S. and British diplomats Thursday, and the government...

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Low Marks: 18% Of Diplomats Think Rice Is Doing A Good Job

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Angry US Diplomats, Rice Diplomats, Diplomacy, Condoleezza Rice, State Department, Diplomats, Politics News

Only 18 percent of the U.S. Foreign Service think Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is doing a good job protecting their profession, according to a ...

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State Dept Backs Down From Forcing Diplomats To Iraq

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angry US Diplomats, U.S. Diplomats Forced to Iraq, Iraq Diplomats, State Department, Diplomats, Politics News

The State Department is backing down for now from forcing diplomats to serve in Iraq this summer because enough have volunteered to work in the U.S. E...

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State Dept Delays Plan To Force Diplomats To Iraq

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forced Post, Iraq, State Department, Forces Postings, Volunteers, Diplomats, Politics News

The State Department has extended a window for diplomats to volunteer for Iraq duty in the hope the Bush administration can avoid ordering potentially...

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Debate Over Forced Iraq Service Continues: Diplomats Trading "Undiplomatic Potshots"

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forced Assignments, Iraq, State Department, Warwire, Diplomats, Politics News

A bitter dispute over forced assignments to Iraq has erupted inside the State Department with diplomats taking decidedly undiplomatic potshots at one ...

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