The Honorable Rachna Korhonen, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Mali, presented her credentials to His Excellency the President of the Transition, Assimi Goita, on March 16, 2023 at the Kolouba Presidential Palace in Bamako. (Credit: twitter.com/GoitaAssimi) By Gary Raynaldo
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a joint press conference with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, Israel, to discuss regional security, opportunities to expand military cooperation, and escalating violence in the West Bank, March 9, 2023. (DoD photo
Head of State of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo received, on Monday Feb. 6, 2023, in Kinshasha the credentials of Lucy Tamlyn, the United States Ambassador to DRC. (Credit: twitter.com/Presidence_RDC By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES United States Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn
(Credit: University of Pretoria twitter) Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee (center) began her three-African nation visit in Pretoria, South Africa at University of Pretoria Feb. 7, 2023. Phee met with Director-General Nkosinathi Sishi (left). By Gary Raynaldo
United States Embassy Khartoum, Sudan (Credit: khartoum.usembassy) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – The United States expressed “deep concern” over the release of a jihadist convicted of the 2008 murders of USAID employees John Granville and Abdel Rahman
U.S. Basketball player Brittney Yevette Griner (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released Thursday by Russia from a penal colony in a negotiated prisoner-release deal, the State Department announced. Griner,
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The legacy of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, one of the greatest peacemakers in contemporary history, is sadly forgotten. As an African American, Bunche’s accomplishments in the world of peace are mind boggling. In
(Credit: thedig.howard.edu) Darion K. Akins, a career Foreign Service Officer, is the new DC Metro Diplomat-in Residence at Howard University DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF WASHINGTON – Howard University’s Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center announced the appointment of career Foreign Service Officer Darion K. Akins as its
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer is traveling to Ethiopia and the region this week to press for an immediate cessation
Desirée Cormier Smith is the Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the United States Department of State (Credit: Twitter ) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. diplomat Desirée Cormier Smith is ambitious and passionate in her effort to fight systemic racial discrimination