Credit: usembassyseoul / Black live By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A “BLACK LIVES MATTER” placard was boldly draped on the front the U.S. Embassy in Korea capital city Seoul Friday but was promptly removed two days later apparently at the direction of President Trump and
Source: state.gov / AP / U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States will withdraw all remaining American personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela this week, the Department of State announced. “Like the January 24 decision to withdraw
Credit: Wikipedia Public Domain / U.S. Consulate General located between west and east Jerusalem By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, which serves Palestinians, will be absorbed into the new U.S. Embassy to Israel on Monday, the State Department
Credit: US Department of State / Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States has accepted self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaido’s designation of Carlos Alfredo Vecchio as the Caracas charge d’affaires to the US, according to the office of
Credit: wikipedia / Gage Skidmore / Elliott speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 10, 2012. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Elliott Abrams, a foreign policy wonk for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, has a colorful past. Abrams is most infamous for
Credit: U.S. Department of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES All U.S. diplomats in Venezuela are to remain in the country despite the regime of Nicolás Maduro ordering their departure this week, according to State Department. The Trump administration announced it recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaidó
Credit: wikipedia / Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Trump administration announced it recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the new interim President of Venezuela. Meanwhile, the ‘real’ Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro said his government is breaking relations with the United States in
Credit: U.S. Department of State / Richard A. Grenell, U.S. Ambassador to Germany. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump’s man in Berlin, Richard A. Grenell, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, has been a lightning rod for controversy ever since his first days on the job as America’s envoy in
Credit: US Department of State: Mike Pompeo, US Secretary Of State. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today vowed the Trump Administration would work relentlessly to assure a secure Middle East even as 2,000 American troops are pulling out of Syria.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Throughout President Donald Trump’s two-year-old administration, he has rewarded those who are loyal and trustworthy with plum cabinet positions despite a lack of experience. The president’s selection for his new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is no exception to this