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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Nigeria sacked its ambassador to the United States, after less than a year in Washington, following a bitter conflict between the envoy and the country's foreign minister, according to reports from the West African nation. Published February 18, 2009

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LOCKERBIE FEARS Published February 17, 2009

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DIPLOMATIC TRAFFIC Published February 16, 2009

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The Italian ambassador sounds as excited about President Obama as any starry-eyed fan of the new U.S. leader. Published February 13, 2009

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Members of Congress are calling on the ambassador of Sri Lanka to urge his government to defeat a bill that would criminalize attempts to convert citizens of the South Asian nation from one religion to another. Published February 12, 2009

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The foreign minister of the Czech Republic is a political contradiction. Published February 11, 2009

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GREECE RESILIENT Published February 10, 2009

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Diplomatic traffic Published February 9, 2009

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A top conservative member of the Spanish Parliament who is also a target of Islamic terrorists warned the West on Thursday to prepare for a new wave of attacks by radical jihadists but predicted that President Obama is the right leader to deal with the threat. Published February 6, 2009

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The Czech Republic's top environmental envoy is a passionate believer in climate change but often finds himself explaining to foreign officials why the Czech president dismisses global warming as so much hot air. Published February 5, 2009

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CANADIAN WARNING Published February 4, 2009

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APPEAL TO SERBIA Published February 3, 2009

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BRITISH GOSSIP Published February 2, 2009

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TOUCHDOWN Published January 30, 2009

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CHANGING PLAYERS Published January 29, 2009

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A modest English hero who rescued more than 600 Jewish Czechoslovak children from the Nazis and kept his exploits secret for 50 years was honored Tuesday when British and Czech diplomats commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day in Washington. Published January 28, 2009

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President Obama is turning out to be a new asset for public diplomacy, as U.S. ambassadors refer to his unique personal story and call for change in their own appeals to foreign audiences. Published January 27, 2009

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INSPIRED CHOICE Published January 26, 2009

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Embattled al Qaeda terrorists remain a threat in Iraq and could "regenerate" if American troops leave the country too quickly, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said Thursday. Published January 23, 2009

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'GREAT CHALLENGES' Published January 22, 2009