Boris Pistorius, an interior minister of Lower Saxony State, is Germany’s new defense minister (Credit: Olaf Kosinsky, Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday appointed Boris Pistorius, an interior minister, as the country’s new defense boss. Pistorius will replace
Christine Lambrecht ,Minister of Defence, Germany, gives opening remarks at meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence – Brussels, Belgium Oct. 13, 2022 (Credit: NATO.int) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Germany’s Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned amid dwindling confidence in her abilities
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced today that President Joe Biden approved an additional $1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine including 18 more 155 mm M777 towed howitzers. Austin convened the third meeting of the Ukraine Defense
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked the United States for its “indispensable” role in Western Allies’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meeting with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday at the Department
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2022. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha] By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Senate unanimously
Veteran diplomat Bridget A. Brink is President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (sk.usembassy.gov) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – President Biden Monday announced his intention to nominate veteran U.S. diplomat Bridget A. Brink to serve as his Ambassador Extraordinary
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht, for a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2022. (DoD Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Wheeler) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at Alliance headquarters in Brussels. The U.S president, along with allies, is attending an extraordinary NATO Summit to address
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Charles Michel at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Feb. 24, 2022. (Credit: NATO.int) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO and
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participates in the Department of Defense Warrior Games zoom meeting from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Secretary of