James Morrison
Articles by James Morrison
Embassy Row: Nothing to smile at
The U.S. ambassador to the former Soviet republic of Georgia is a seasoned diplomat who served in dangerous outposts such as Afghanistan and frozen ones such as the Arctic. Published August 13, 2013
Embassy Row: Open for business
All but one of the 19 U.S. diplomatic missions closed last week because of terrorist threats reopened Sunday, after days of debate about whether the Obama administration overreacted to "chatter" from al Qaeda leaders. Published August 11, 2013
Embassy Row: ‘Ambassador of evil’
Egyptians have denounced President Obama and U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson for supporting the now-ousted Muslim Brotherhood-led government, but now they are turning their fury against a diplomat who last served at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo 22 years ago. Published August 8, 2013
Embassy Row: Belly laughs in Egypt
Even belly dancers are making fun of President Obama and his beleaguered ambassador in Cairo, as many Egyptians accuse the U.S. of trying to restore the ousted Muslim Brotherhood-led government. Published August 6, 2013
Embassy Row: Security alert
The al Qaeda threat that closed 22 U.S. diplomatic posts Sunday followed intense efforts in Washington to increase security at embassies in danger spots around the world, nearly a year after the deadly terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Published August 4, 2013
Embassy Row: ‘We’re best friends’
Twelve generations after John Winthrop left England in 1630 to seek religious liberty in Massachusetts, his descendant Matthew Winthrop Barzun will soon return as U.S. ambassador. Published August 1, 2013
Embassy Row: Disputing Obama
Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer understands the real reason behind the U.S. delay in approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, as President Obama invents excuses to appease environmentalists who oppose the project. Published July 30, 2013
Embassy Row: Sounding an alarm on Iran’s support for Syria
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs this week will focus on Iran's support for the Syrian regime in a civil war that has claimed 100,000 lives and Iranian influence in Latin America, where an Argentine prosecutor accuses the Islamic regime of running spy networks in nine countries. Published July 28, 2013
Embassy Row: She’s a Kennedy
President Obama nomination of Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Japan sparked a lively debate about her qualifications to serve in one of America's most important diplomatic posts. Published July 25, 2013
Embassy Row: Surrender Edward Snowden
The U.S. ambassador in Moscow this week demanded that Russia surrender fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden, whose attorney said Tuesday that his client might file a lawsuit if Russia denies his request for political asylum. Published July 23, 2013
Embassy Row: Another ‘Black Monday’
Religious leaders in the Dominican Republic are calling for another round of protests Monday over President Obama's decision to nominate an open homosexual to serve as U.S. ambassador to the predominantly Catholic Caribbean nation. Published July 21, 2013
Embassy Row: ‘Suffer and leave’
A former U.N. official who has accused his ex-boss of covering up human rights abuses against Iranian dissidents in Iraq is seeking help in Washington for the exiles, as Baghdad pressures them to return to Iran where they would face execution as traitors. Published July 18, 2013
Embassy Row: Caroline Kennedy, again
President Obama is definitely, positively, unquestionably going to nominate Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan — soon. Published July 16, 2013
Embassy Row: Church and state issues in Romania
Twenty members of Congress are accusing Romania of refusing to return massive amounts of church property that communists confiscated from the country's Jewish and ethnic-Hungarian communities. Published July 4, 2013
Embassy Row: Unlocking Tibet
The American Embassy in China on Tuesday released photographs of U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke on a visit to Tibet, the tightly restricted Himalayan region repressed by Chinese communist authorities. Published July 2, 2013
Embassy Row: Gay diplomat an ‘insult’
Church leaders in culturally conservative Dominican Republic are outraged that President Obama nominated an openly homosexual activist to serve as ambassador to the Caribbean nation. Published June 30, 2013
Embassy Row: ‘Stain’ on the U.N.
Susan E. Rice this week denounced the U.N. Security Council for failing to condemn Syria's government, calling its inaction a "moral and strategic disgrace," in her final remarks as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Published June 27, 2013
Embassy Row: U.S. ambassador in Canada refuses to comment on Keystone XL oil pipeline
With about two weeks to go before he leaves Ottawa, the U.S. ambassador in Canada is still refusing to comment on the potential damage to U.S.-Canadian relations from a possible White House rejection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Published June 20, 2013
Embassy Row: Sex and diplomacy
The gay community is cheering President Obama for nominating three open homosexuals to ambassadorial posts, while the head of the Catholic League is denouncing the mainstream media for ignoring news of a U.S. ambassador accused of soliciting sex from children. Published June 18, 2013
Embassy Row: ‘Lap dog’ president
As the polls opened Friday in Iran's presidential election, a leading member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee declared the winner would be nothing more than a "pliable and dependable lap dog" who will serve Iran's extremist religious rulers. Published June 16, 2013