Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs the media on Afghanistan, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 18, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Biden Pentagon is defending the Chairman
Seal of the United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Department of State has created a new Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) position at Foggy Bottom. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who announced the CDIO position on
Seal of the United States Department of State By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Foreign Service definitely remained overwhelmingly “pale, male, and Yale” under four years of former president Trump’s administration. “The country can no longer afford a State Department that is pale, male, and
( credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) “The culmination of years of talks resulted in this handshake between the President and Cuban President Raúl Castro during the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama” Apr. 11, 2015. By Gary Raynaldo
(credit: leahy.senate.gov) U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-V) is among several lawmakers demanding Secretary of State Michael Pompeo answer on the out-going Trump administration’s designating Cuba a sponsor of terrorism on Monday. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Democrat Senators are demanding answers from the U.S.
(photo credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Vintage American cars in Havana, Cuba By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The outgoing Trump administration designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terror on Monday, effectively reversing an Obama-era action that removed the Latin American country
(credit: wikipedia) The Western Union Company is an American worldwide financial services and communications company. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Giant money transfer service Western Union is suspending Dollar remittances to Cuba following crippling economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. Trump administration. The Cuban
The prime minister of the State of Palestine Authority Mohammad Shtayyeh (credit: wikipedia ) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Palestinian Authority has resumed security and civil coordination with Israel, six months after PA President Mahmoud Abbas announced the cessation of ties with the Jewish
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The NATO chief joins a chorus of several other European leaders who promptly recognized the president-elect’s win. “I warmly welcome the election of
By Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times / Nov. 5, 2020 / Heavily armed police stand guard outside Trump Tower on swank Fifth Avenue in New York City. Trump Tower is a magnet for pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK –