James Morrison
Articles by James Morrison
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President Obama tried to practice "Sally Field diplomacy" in Latin America by reaching out to U.S. opponents in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela and believing they "like me," only to have his overtures rejected, a former Costa Rican ambassador said in an analysis of Mr. Obama's first year in office. Published December 17, 2009
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When Henry Kissinger was secretary of state in the 1970s, he once quipped, "If I want to call Europe, who do I call?" Published December 16, 2009
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Mexicans are beginning to realize that drug violence is spreading into society at all levels and is no longer an isolated conflict along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual. Published December 15, 2009
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When U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney visited a small Irish town to look for President Obama's ancestors, speculation spread through Ireland that the envoy might be preparing a presidential visit to the Emerald Isle. Published December 14, 2009
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AMBASSADOR QUITS Published December 11, 2009
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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Published December 10, 2009
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RECKLESS DRIVING Published December 9, 2009
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Canadian Gary Doer and American David Jacobson are on the road to learn as much as possible and as quickly as possible about each other's country. Published December 8, 2009
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Foreign visitors in Washington this week. Published December 7, 2009
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The Afghan ambassador in Washington is disappointed that President Obama set an 18-month deadline to begin the withdrawal of U.S. troops from his country and insisted the Afghan army and police will need at least five more years before they can handle security. Published December 4, 2009
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BULGARIAN RESIGNS Published December 3, 2009
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SWISS 'INTOLERANCE' Published December 2, 2009
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Ambassador to Japan John Roos held talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima and argued that the relocation of the Futenma Marine base farther north within four years is the "best and only viable option." Published December 1, 2009
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Gustavo Coronel, a Venezuelan social activist, petroleum geologist and political scientist; Manuel Rosales, the elected mayor of Maracaibo, Venezuela, forced into exile because of his opposition to President Hugo Chavez and Gerver Torres, director of Leadership and Vision, a nonprofit Venezuela organization, discuss the threat to democracy in Venezuela in a forum sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies at the Hudson Institute. Published November 30, 2009
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The next president of Romania could be a very familiar face in Washington. Published November 27, 2009
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AFGHAN EMERGENCY Published November 26, 2009
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The Sandinista judges on the Supreme Court recently removed a restriction that prohibited Nicaraguan presidents from serving more than two terms, presenting a significant boost to President Daniel Ortega, who wants to run for a third overall term in 2011. Published November 25, 2009
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The U.S. ambassador to Greece worries that countries along the western region of the Balkan Peninsula are still a boiling caldron of unrest 10 years after wars ravaged the area and changed the political landscape. Published November 24, 2009
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From Washington to Manila, ambassadors are discovering the value of Twitter, Facebook and other Internet networking sites to get their messages to the netroots generation. Published November 23, 2009
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The British ambassador doesn't think so, but he is seeing what he calls a "cinematic trend" in Hollywood where the latest, chic vampire movies feature English actors. Published November 20, 2009
