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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Articles by James Morrison

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SLOVAK REALISM Published November 19, 2009

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READY FOR REBOUND Published November 18, 2009

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The U.S. ambassador in Kosovo is congratulating the ethnic Albanians and Serbs for voting peaceably in the first elections since its declaration of independence last year. Published November 17, 2009

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Find out who's paying a visit to Washington this week. Published November 16, 2009

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The Syrian ambassador denied this week that his government allows foreign terrorists to infiltrate Iraq, disputing claims from top U.S. officials and from the director of a top Washington think tank who debated the envoy at a forum at American University. Published November 13, 2009

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'BRAVEST SOULS' Published November 12, 2009

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'CLOSED AMERICA' Published November 11, 2009

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Israel Ambassador Michael Oren is calling on American Jews to mount their own boycott against Iran over its nuclear program. Published November 10, 2009

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Just as Americans are losing patience with the war in Afghanistan, two former U.S. ambassadors to Iraq are predicting that conflict still has a long way to go. Published November 9, 2009

Wife of envoy raises funds to help women, children

One of Washington's most powerful women is a child of war who today is promoting peace, using her high-profile status to raise millions of dollars to help resettle refugees, fight malaria, build schools and fund hospitals for children. Published November 8, 2009

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WALL FALLOUT Published November 6, 2009

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The ousted president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, pressed the Obama administration on Wednesday to reiterate its support for restoring him to power. Published November 5, 2009

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The U.S. Embassy in Britain on Tuesday announced the sale of the modernist diplomatic compound in London's posh Grosvenor Square to a firm from Qatar and noted that it hopes to relocate to a less exclusive but more secure location within seven years. Published November 4, 2009

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The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua says he is determined to remain at his post and will not be chased out of the country by anti-American demonstrators, like those who stormed the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Managua, last week and demanded he be expelled. Published November 3, 2009

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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox will participate in a forum Tuesday on democracy in Latin America. Published November 2, 2009

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Despite Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, the U.S.-Britain relationship still remains special and Americans of Scottish heritage will continue to travel to the land of their ancestors, U.S. Ambassador Louis Susman said Thursday on a visit to the Scottish Parliament. Published October 30, 2009

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INDIA ALSO TARGETED Published October 29, 2009

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After only four days on the job, the new U.S. ambassador to Poland -- a former top adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her presidential campaign -- created what appeared to be a diplomatic gaffe so big that even the Polish defense minister publicly called it a "blunder." Published October 28, 2009

National Press Club’s Hickman plays host to history

A blue three-ring binder more than two inches thick with pages of names and dates records how one retired federal worker in Washington helped shape the news and became a witness to history. Published October 25, 2009

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DIPLOMATIC TRAFFIC Published October 23, 2009