President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve as ambassador to India, the White House said Friday, selecting a high-profile ally to serve in one of the most difficult diplomatic posts. Garcetti, if confirmed, would be dispatched to India as it has been overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections and…
Qin Gang, Veteran ‘Wolf Warrior,’ is Expected to Be China’s new Ambassador to US
Qin Gang, China’s vice foreign minister and a veteran “wolf warrior” diplomat, is expected to replace China’s longest-serving ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, who released a farewell letter on June 21. “I have worked in the United States for over eight years, and will leave the position and go back to China soon,”…
Former Trump Ambassador to UK Cleared of Making Inappropriate Comments on Race, Gender: Report
Woody Johnson, the Trump administration’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, has reportedly been cleared of allegations of making insensitive and inappropriate comments during his tenure, including about race, religion, and sex. Johnson, the co-owner of the New York Jets, was cleared by the State Department’s Office of Civil Rights, which concluded that the allegations were…
Belgium Recalls South Korean Ambassador After Chinese Wife Slaps Shop Clerk
May 29, 2021
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Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea has been recalled after his China-born wife slapped a shop assistant in Seoul, causing an uproar across the country. On May 28, Belgium’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes had decided to end Ambassador to South Korea Peter Lescouhier’s tenure this summer, a post he…
South Koreans Don’t Accept Belgian Ambassador’s Apology for His Chinese Wife’s Assault on Shop Worker
The Belgian ambassador to South Korea apologized on April 22 for his wife’s assault on a clothing store assistant in Seoul, after CCTV footage spread on social media. Peter Lescouhier’s Chinese wife, Xiang Xueqiu, slapped a female shop assistant. Her co-worker had suspected Xiang of shoplifting as she left the store. Lescouhier said that Xiang…
Burmese Ambassador in UK Locked Out of Embassy
Burmese ambassador to the UK Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of the Burmese Embassy on Wednesday. Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been controlled by the military since a coup on Feb. 1, when civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in an early morning raid. The ambassador has broken ranks with the ruling junta…
US Suspends Visa Services at Consulate in Russia: Ambassador
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Italian Ambassador Killed in Congo While in UN Convoy
KINSHASA, Congo—The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday during an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said. The ambush on the World Food Program convoy that killed Ambassador Luca Attanasio and the officer…
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