Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the flag over the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv in May and announced it was reopening for business. Nearly three months on, Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine is not back at her old desk, but is instead working at another location in Kyiv with her staff for security reasons. Russian forces, which…
Blinken’s China Policy Speech Censored by Chinese Communist Party: US Ambassador
June 16, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censored U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s China Policy speech in early June, according to the U.S. ambassador to China. “We put the speech on Weibo and WeChat and it was censored in about two and a half hours, just taken away,” said Amb. Robert Nicholas Burns. “But it was…
Don’t Close the Embassy, US Ambassador Tells Russia
June 6, 2022
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LONDON—Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world’s two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday. President Vladimir Putin has cast the invasion of Ukraine as a turning point in Russian history: a…
Former Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Says Russia Has Already Lost the War
May 14, 2022
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Gao Yusheng, former Chinese ambassador to Ukraine, said recently at a forum that Russia “has already lost the Russia-Ukraine War.” His analysis of the cause and trend of the war is completely different from the Chinese communist regime’s pro-Russia rhetoric. In the speech, he also predicted that Russia would be expelled from important international organizations,…
Beijing Tells Chinese Business People to Fill Void in Russian Market Amid Ukraine Crisis
March 23, 2022
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China’s Ambassador to Russia called on Chinese business people in Moscow to grow their enterprises by leveraging the Ukraine crisis. It came as severe international sanctions have crippled Russia’s economy in the wake of the invasion. Ambassador Zhang Hanhui urged Chinese businessmen in Moscow to make good use of the current Russia-Ukraine war as he…
Jamal Edwards, Who Nurtured UK Musical Talent, Dead at 31
LONDON—Jamal Edwards, a British music entrepreneur who championed U.K. rap and grime and helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, and Stormzy, has died. He was 31. His mother, broadcaster Brenda Edwards, said Monday that her son died the day before after a sudden illness. She said the family was “completely…
US Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel: A Strange Choice for an Important Role
Commentary It’s official. Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago who also served as an adviser to President Bill Clinton and as President Barack Obama’s first chief of staff, will be heading to Tokyo as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan. Emanuel Is a Controversial Figure Why did President Joe Biden nominate him as ambassador to…
Senate Confirms Ex-Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel as US Ambassador to Japan
The Senate confirmed former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan in a middle-of-the night vote early Saturday that saw eight Republicans backing his nomination and three Democrats voting against. Emanuel, who also served as White House chief of staff for then-President Barack Obama, was confirmed after Senators voted 48–21 with Sens. Elizabeth…
Biden Picks Caroline Kennedy, Michelle Kwan for Ambassadors
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he’s nominating Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy who served as ambassador to Japan during the Obama administration, to serve as ambassador to Australia and Michelle Kwan, the renowned U.S. Olympic figure skater, to serve as his chief envoy to Belize. Kennedy threw her support behind Biden…
Biden Announces Ambassador Nominees for Kenya, Iraq, Malta
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the nomination of former Hewlett Packard CEO Margaret Whitman as ambassador of Kenya, a key partner for Washington on issues including counterterrorism. Biden also nominated Alina Romanowski, currently ambassador to Kuwait, to be ambassador to Iraq, and put forward businesswoman Constance Milstein for ambassador to Malta, the White…
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