Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain in London, United Kingdom on May 4, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha] DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met Tuesday with French Minister for Europe
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Echoing President Biden’s declaration that “diplomacy is back”, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said statecraft is essential in dealing with China and that conflict with Beijing is not inevitable. Acknowledging the challenge posed by
Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, U.S. Africa Command, director of intelligence, addresses a crowd during a U.S. Embassy hosted Women, Peace and Security Reception in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Feb. 19. 2019 / Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Parker U.S. Africa Command DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT U.S.
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 – PENTAGON –
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha] By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nigerian President Muhammadu
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT A USAF C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft loaded with oxygen cylinders and regulators, N95 masks and COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits left Travis Air Force Base, California, Thursday bound for India. The United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as
U.S. Embassy in downtown Moscow, Russia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Embassy in Moscow will reduce consular services offered to include only emergency American citizen services after Russia imposed a hiring ban on local staff employees. “Effective May 12, U.S. Embassy Moscow
(credit: icfj.org) Filipino investigative reporter Maria Ressa By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Filipino investigative journalist Maria Ressa has been arrested, faced death threats, and constantly harassed by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for her
Robert F. Godec is the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs (Credit: U.S. Department of State) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States’ top diplomat in Africa said the U.S. “is gravely concerned” about the armed conflict in Tigray that
(Credit: youtubeCGTN) The People’s Republic of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The top commander of U.S. Africa Command told lawmakers on Capital Hill that China’s naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea in