Molly Catherine Phee, a career diplomat, is President Biden’s nominee to become his U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. (Credit USIP.org) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Career Foreign Service member Molly Catherine Phee is poised to become President Biden’s top diplomat in Africa.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON – The Biden Pentagon on Tuesday announced a $60 million aid package for Ukraine for additional Javelin anti-armor systems and other defensive lethal and non-lethal capabilities. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Tuesday met with
Embassy of the United States, Kabul, Afghanistan is currently closed with a small group of diplomats currently relocated and working out of Hamid Karzai International Airport. (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – No U.S. military assets are currently guarding
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley addresses audience at ceremony celebrating NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk reaching full operational capability on board the USS Kearsarge on July 15, 2021. Seated is JFC Norfolk Commander Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis. (US Navy
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the inauguration ceremony at Israel’s embassy in Abu Dhabi UAE June 29, 2021. (Credit: twitter.com/IsraelMFA) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, inaugurated on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the Israeli embassy in the United Arab
Dr. Ralph Bunche, the veteran UN official and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was one of the greatest peacemakers in contemporary history. Bunche is often referred to as
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (Credit: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMTIC TIMES The United States fully backs the Organization of American States (OAS) member states resolution adopted Tuesday that condemned the “repressive” Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega. The OAS resolution calls for the immediate
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Tuesday pledged cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials
President Donald J. Trump stands before a plaque Tuesday, June 23, 2020, commemorating the 200th mile of new border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Ariz. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon Monday. At the Pentagon meeting, Defense Austin stressed his support for the NATO 2030 initiative and “its goal of keeping the alliance