The U.S. ambassador to Russia departed his post on Sunday and will retire, the U.S. Embassy announced. “U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John J. Sullivan has concluded his tenure as U.S. envoy and departed Moscow today,” the U.S. Embassy in Russia said in a statement Sunday. “Ambassador Sullivan was appointed in December 2019 and…
Australia Tells Russia to Clear Out of Embassy Site
August 24, 2022
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Authorities in Australia have told the Russian government it has 20 days to vacate the site of its Embassy after failing to finish construction within the designated timeframe. Originally leased in 2008 from the National Capital Authority (NCA), which manages the diplomatic precinct in Australia’s capital of Canberra, the Russian government agreed to complete construction…
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…
US Reopens Kyiv Embassy After 3-Month Closure
May 19, 2022
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The U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. “We are officially reopening operations,” spokesperson Daniel Langenkamp told Reuters shortly before the U.S. flag was raised above the embassy. He said a small number of diplomats would return initially to staff the mission. Consular…
France to Move Its Embassy in Ukraine to Lviv, Says Foreign Minister
France will move its embassy in Ukraine to the western city of Lviv from the capital Kyiv, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday, the last Western country to move its diplomatic mission as conditions worsen on the ground in Russia’s invasion. Reacting for the first time after Russian President Vladimir Putin put Russia’s…
US Plans Solomon Islands Embassy in Push to Counter China
February 13, 2022
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NADI, Fiji—The United States will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday as he committed more diplomatic and security resources into the Pacific as a counter to the Chinese regime’s drive for greater influence. Blinken, in Fiji for virtual summit of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) of…
Fire Hits Russian Embassy in Manila, Employees Evacuated
MANILA, Philippines—A large fire broke out at the Russian Embassy in the Philippine capital, prompting the evacuation of employees and their families but causing no injuries, Russian and Filipino authorities said Saturday. Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the hours-long fire, which started on the second floor of the embassy in the financial…
Canada Withdraws ‘Non Essential’ Personnel From Embassy in Ukraine
OTTAWA—Global Affairs Canada says “non-essential” Canadian employees and their dependents from the embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily withdrawn amid concerns over a buildup of Russian troops along the country’s borders. A statement released Sunday says officials are monitoring the situation and their highest priority is the safety of Canadians, for whom the embassy remains…
Iraqi Officials: 4 Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD—At least four rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said. The area is home to diplomatic missions and the seat of Iraq’s government, Three of the missiles struck within the perimeter of the American Embassy, the officials said. Another hit a school located in…
Nicaragua Seizes Former Taiwan Embassy to Give to China
December 28, 2021
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Taipei said it “strongly protested” Nicaragua’s seizure of Taiwan’s former embassy that was given to Beijing, after the Central American state severed ties with the self-governed island in favor of China. “Regarding the Nicaraguan government’s illegal seizure of our embassy properties and unlawful transfer of them to the People’s Republic of China, it is totally…
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