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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The ambassador from Venezuela is proud of the sportsmanship displayed by a native son from the South American nation who pitches for the Detroit Tigers and was robbed of a perfect game because of a bad call by an umpire. Published June 7, 2010

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The Libyan foreign minister is a "cowardly terrorist" who should never be honored in Washington, the president of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 said Wednesday as he questioned why a prominent Arab-American business association would hold a reception to salute the man linked to the bombing of the airliner. Published June 2, 2010

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President Obama is so intent on dispelling doubts about his commitment to India that he plans to attend a reception this week at the State Department for Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna. Published May 31, 2010

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Armenian-Americans are skeptical over President Obama's nomination of an ambassador to Azerbaijan, suspecting him of bias against a disputed ethnic-Armenian enclave within the southwestern Asian nation that led to war in the 1990s. Published May 26, 2010

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The U.S. ambassador to the Maldives is discussing the possibility of transferring some terrorism suspects from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the tropical island nation in the Indian Ocean, which some analysts say is a "paradise for Islamic radicalism." Published May 25, 2010

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The U.S. ambassador to the Maldives is discussing the possibility of transferring some terrorism suspects from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the tropical island nation in the Indian Ocean, which some analysts say is a "paradise for Islamic radicalism." Published May 24, 2010

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Twelve Republican senators are calling on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to impose "prompt punitive" sanctions against Syria for threatening Israel by supplying long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah terrorists. Published May 20, 2010

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Twelve Republican senators are calling on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to impose "prompt punitive" sanctions against Syria for threatening Israel by supplying long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah terrorists. Published May 19, 2010

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After speakers at the Cato Institute praised his courage for promoting freedom in Iran at the risk of life, Akbar Ganji criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East, especially Washington's support for Israel, and denounced economic sanctions against the regime that arrested and tortured him. Published May 18, 2010

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'ONE-SIDED SUPPORT' Published May 18, 2010

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UKRAINE SHAKE-UP Published May 13, 2010

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Ukraine's pro-Russia president sacked the country's ambassador in Washington on Wednesday, as part of a shake-up of the diplomatic corps to reverse the pro-Western policies of the former government. Published May 13, 2010

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With Greece plummeting toward bankruptcy and citizens rioting in the streets during an economic crisis that plunged much of Europe into a financial panic, the bureaucrats at the European Union put on a smiley face over the weekend. Published May 11, 2010

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The Mexican ambassador warned of "anti-immigrant" threats against Hispanics in the United States, as he honored two Mexican-Americans this week at a reception to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Published May 6, 2010

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The co-chairman of a key congressional human rights panel is calling on the State Department to add a Russian terrorist organization to the U.S. blacklist of extremist groups, citing the Caucasus Emirate as a threat to the United States. Published May 4, 2010

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The new U.S. ambassador to the Philippines says he is comfortable with the preparations for next month's elections in a country where voting violence has been common for years. Published April 29, 2010

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The chairman of a congressional human rights panel Monday called on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to revoke the visas of 60 Russian officials implicated in the death of an imprisoned Russian lawyer who exposed a massive fraud scheme. Published April 27, 2010

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The Mexican Embassy is denouncing as racist a bill passed by the Arizona Legislature that would require police to determine the immigration status of people suspected of entering the United States illegally. Published April 22, 2010

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The president of the European Parliament will visit Washington next week for high-level talks aimed at reviving U.S.-European relations, at a time when many analysts fear a deeper rift in trans-Atlantic ties over Russia, Afghanistan, energy and other issues. Published April 20, 2010

Calderon to address Congress May 19

Mexican President Felipe Calderon is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress next month, as drug violence grows on the U.S.-Mexico border and an immigration debate is about to explode on Capitol Hill. Published April 15, 2010