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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Congressional leaders are warning President Obama that a failure to challenge Russian President Dmitry Medvedev over Moscow's human rights abuses will be taken as a sign of "tacit support." Published June 30, 2009

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Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez of Venezuela begins his first full week back in Washington on Monday, nine months after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recalled him to Caracas to protest U.S. policies in South America. Published June 29, 2009

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Most of us Washingtonians love to complain about the weather. It is too hot, too cold, too rainy or too dry. And Heaven help us when it snows. Published June 26, 2009

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Washington is hoping for free and fair elections in Albania on Sunday to justify its support for the poor, Eastern European nation with a history of voting fraud. Published June 25, 2009

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DANCING WITH DIPLOMATS Published June 24, 2009

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President Obama, who promised to break with the tradition of naming top campaign supporters as ambassadors, is so far following the trend set by his predecessors who rewarded their blue-chip backers with jobs in London, Paris or other cushy diplomatic posts. Published June 23, 2009

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Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze will join Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the meeting of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership on Monday. They hold a 1:30 p.m. news conference at the State Department. Published June 22, 2009

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Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday sent members of Parliament a list of foreign diplomats who owe more than $44 million in uncollected traffic congestion charges assessed on vehicles in central London. Published June 19, 2009

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'TWO SRI LANKAS' Published June 18, 2009

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THAWING THE FREEZE Published June 17, 2009

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The Democratic chairmen of a top congressional human rights panel gave stronger support for the Iranian people and tougher criticism of the presidential election than the White House and most European leaders. Published June 16, 2009

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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, who meets President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday, attends the opening of an exhibit of a 15th-century triptych of the Virgin Mary at the National Gallery of Art and lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery. Published June 15, 2009

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The Organization of American States is making a "mockery" of its Democratic Charter by inviting Cuba back into the 35-nation alliance, according to a former Costa Rican ambassador who now directs a leading Latin American think tank in Washington. Published June 12, 2009

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Hungary's new foreign minister, Peter Balazs, met Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Published June 11, 2009

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British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald scolded the United States for flirting with protectionist trade policies and imposing "heavy-handed" methods to prevent foreign competition, in a speech in President Obama's hometown. Published June 10, 2009

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The co-chairmen of a congressional human rights panel denounced the leaders of Russia, Iran and Venezuela and called on democratic governments to join forces to promote freedom in those authoritarian regimes. Published June 9, 2009

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Foreign visitors in Washington this week include Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda of Indonesia, who meets Monday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and members of Congress. Published June 8, 2009

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The Pakistani ambassador is urging Americans to show their support for his country's struggle against Taliban terrorists who have overrun the scenic Swat Valley by sending a text message from their cell phones pledging donations. Published May 22, 2009

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For the first time in more than 25 years, an ambassador from Sri Lanka can lobby Washington to support peace and reconstruction, instead of a war against terrorist rebels in the South Asian island nation. Published May 21, 2009

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The new ambassador from Serbia is a former Democratic Party activist from President Obama's home state, which puts him in a good position politically to mend relations between his native country and the United States. Published May 20, 2009