James Morrison

James Morrison joined the The Washington Times in 1983 as a local reporter covering Alexandria, Va. A year later, he was assigned to open a Times bureau in Canada. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Morrison was The Washington Times reporter in London, covering Britain, Western Europe and NATO issues. After returning to Washington, he served as an assistant foreign editor until his transfer to the Metro desk as the Virginia editor. Mr. Morrison returned to the Foreign Desk in 1993 to launch the Embassy Row column, a diplomatic news column primarily focusing on foreign ambassadors in the United States and U.S. ambassadors abroad. The column is the only one of its kind in U.S. journalism.

Mr. Morrison was born on Nov. 27, 1950, in Charleston, W.Va. His father worked as a printer for the Charleston Gazette and later relocated to Washington to work as a photo engraver at The Washington Post until his retirement. Before joining The Washington Times, James Morrison was a reporter for the Springfield, Va., Times, the Northern Virginia Sun and the Alexandria Gazette. He attended American University.

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**FILE** Cameron Munter (usembassy.gov)

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The new U.S. ambassador to Pakistan is strongly defending American drone attacks on terrorist targets inside the South Asian nation, despite public discontent over the unmanned aerial attacks. Published November 2, 2010

**FILE** Singaporean Ambassador Chan Heng Chee (The Washington Times)

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The ambassador from Singapore won't be hosting a tea party on election night, but she will gather with her staff for pizza and soda to watch the returns with a critical eye on how the rowdy grass-roots political movement shapes the next Congress. Published October 31, 2010

**FILE** Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press)

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U.S. religious freedom advocates are urging Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to take urgent diplomatic action to prevent a new outbreak of violence in a turbulent oil-rich region of southern Sudan, which soon could be as well known to outsiders as Darfur. Published October 28, 2010

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Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki loves Southern hospitality and the South's mostly nonunion work force, which makes the region a good place for Japanese car companies. Published October 26, 2010

**FILE** Michelle Bachelet (Associated Press)

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Foreign visitors in Washington this week include Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile. Published October 24, 2010

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In 1968, Michael Oren met a man who inspired the 13-year-old Jew from upstate New York to devote his life to Israel. Published October 21, 2010

**FILE** Nancy Goodman Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Obama during a ceremony at the White House on Aug. 12, 2009. (The Washington Times)

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Nancy Brinker, the former U.S. chief of protocol, has kept a promise to her late sister for three decades. Ms. Brinker has raised the profile of the fight against breast cancer to a global cause with annual fundraising races and dinners like the one hosted by the ambassador of Kuwait and his wife last week in Washington. Published October 19, 2010

**FILE** Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Democrat

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The chairman of a key congressional civil liberties panel hopes the appointment of a prominent Russian journalist to lead the country's human rights committee signals that Moscow is getting serious about protecting basic freedoms. Published October 17, 2010

**FILE** Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States (AP Photo)

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Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren likely helped Rahm Emanuel in his campaign for mayor of Chicago by calling the former White House chief of staff "passionate about Israel," attempting to dispel critics who suspect the liberal Democrat holds anti-Israeli views. Published October 14, 2010

**FILE** Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Democrat

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After two revolutions in five years and the overthrow of two corrupt presidents, the mountainous Central Asian Kyrgyz Republic finally held an election Sunday that met U.S. standards for fairness, according to the leaders of a congressional human rights panel. Published October 12, 2010

Embassy Row

Foreign visitors in Washington this week include Jane Goodall. Published October 10, 2010

**FILE** President Obama stands at attention with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2009. (Associated Press)

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Thirty members of Congress this week urged President Obama to press Chinese President Hu Jintao to release two prominent human rights activists when he attends an economic summit in South Korea next month. Published October 7, 2010

Matthew Bryza

Embassy Row

Even with Congress on recess and his ambassadorial appointment in limbo, Matthew Bryza remains a political football in one of the most protracted and controversial diplomatic disputes ever in Washington. Published October 5, 2010

Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg of the Czech Republic (czechembassy.org)

Embassy Row

Foreign visitors in Washington this week include Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg of the Czech Republic. Published October 3, 2010

**FILE** Czech president Vaclav Klaus (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

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The president of the Czech Republic fears the European Union is "weakening" free markets and democracy by imposing massive regulations throughout the 27 countries of the alliance. Published September 30, 2010

**FILE** Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (Associated Press)

Embassy Row

The chairman of a key congressional human rights panel is urging Congress to pass a law to give the State Department stronger powers to combat the exploitation of children in poor countries that lack the ability to stop the abuse. Published September 28, 2010

Catherine Ashton (Associated Press)

Embassy Row

Foreign visitors in Washington this week include Catherine Ashton, the European Union's representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission. Published September 26, 2010

Embassy Row

Armenian-American leaders proclaimed that American diplomacy "dodged a bullet" when two U.S. senators this week blocked Matthew Bryza from serving as ambassador to Armenia's deadly rival, Azerbaijan. Published September 23, 2010

**FILE** Hugo Chavez

Embassy Row

Venezuela's boorish, brutish president, Hugo Chavez, has long showed he has no tolerance for criticism at home, jailing political opponents or shutting down independent media. Now he has demonstrated he will tolerate no back talk from the United States, even from a mild-mannered diplomat. Published September 21, 2010

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Foreign visitors in Washington this week. Published September 19, 2010