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Danish ambassador comes to Burlington

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:05:42 GMT

Source: www.wptz.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Burlington had a rare visit from an overseas representative Saturday. Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a town hall meeting along side him to learn about his country's social policy. ...

Hospital honors Nurse of Year, G.R.E.A.T. Ambassador

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:23:56 GMT

Source: moultrieobserver.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Nurse of the Year and G.R.E.A.T. Ambassador, two very special honors, were recently given at Colquitt Regional Medical Center during a week-long celebration of National Hospital Week. ...

Welcome to Canada! Bienvenu! New welcome ambassador

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:06 GMT

Source: holykaw.alltop.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Checkout Canada’s new welcome Ambassador, a talking beaver: More stories about Canada . Photo credit: Klaatu42 ...

Tehran ready to allow experts to Parchin in exchange for deal with IAEA – Iran’s ambassador to Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:05:42 GMT

Source: rt.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
The protocol should contain all IAEA’s concerns about Parchin and all other objects which the agency suspects of being nuke-oriented, Seyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi has told the Russian media. “ And if they don’t find anything, let’s close Iran’s nuclear file and remove it from the UN Security Council.” The Ambassador recalled that Parchin, which the Agency suspects could have been the site of high-explosives tests related to nuclear weapons, had been fully inspected by the IAEA, but then, he said, the agency wanted to undertake further inspections. “ We agreed with a condition that such a protocol would be signed, ” the diplomat said. “ We displayed flexibility. We offered – let’s sign a protocol and spell out in detail all accusations. ” But international experts want to visit the suspected facility prior to signing the protocol – “ this is a game ,” the Ambassador said. “ We did not see sincerity in the way that IAEA and Yukiya Amano, director-general of the UN nuclear watchdog behaved ,” Sajjadi said. Besides Parchin, the IAEA has suppositions over another Iran’s facility – Fordo uranium enrichment plant – and demands its closure. Speaking to journalists, Sajjadi noted that Iran was not obliged to close the facility and stop uranium enrichment. "Have you read the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons? Does it say that we have no right to enrich uranium to 20 percent? " Sajjadi asked. He said the demand to shut down F ...

Ambassador to make $70m Broadway debut

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:59 GMT

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
After years dominating the West End, Britain's Ambassador Theatre Group is to finally make its US debut. ...

New Venezuelan Ambassador to Grenada

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:54 GMT

Source: www.tcnhd.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Grenada Foreign Minister Nickolas Steele received the credentials of new Venezuelan Ambassador-Designate Jorge Alfonzo Guerrero Veloz in St George’s this week. The two sides held brief talks on ways to “foster an even stronger and deeper bilateral relationship,” according to a government release. Guerrero will soon formally present his credentials to new Grenada Governor General [...] ...

LIVE: Sanders Holds Town Meeting with Danish Ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:21 GMT

Source: sanders.senate.gov --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Ukraine’s European choice is irrevocable, says EU ambassador

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:10:13 GMT

Source: www.modernukraine.eu --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
The powerful pro-European civil movement in Ukraine makes the country’s European choice irrevocable, Head of the EU Delegation in Kyiv Jan Tombinski has said. “The signing of the Association Agreement is not an end in itself, [but] opens a new chapter in relations between Ukraine and the EU, and at the same time, greatly enhances the ability of Ukraine to shape the future of the continent, along with other European countries,” he said during the official celebration of Europe Day in Kyiv on Saturday. The diplomat noted that the implementation of this goal requires the efforts of not only the authorities but also of civil society. “The European Union as a political project focuses on citizens and, therefore, a large pro-European civil movement in Ukraine can effectively support political activities and make Europe an irrevocable choice,” Tombinski said. Click here to read the full article on interfax.co.uk. (image: unn.com.ua) ...

Lithuania’s UK Ambassador Spearheads UK Co-Op Plans

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:56:39 GMT

Source: www.argophilia.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Earlier this week Lithuanian Ambassodor to the UK Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė met with David Curtis-Brignel l of the Tourism Society there to discuss joint tourism promotion between the nations. With Lithuania being at the forefront where Presidency of the EU Council is concerned later this year, it’s apparent many European nations will want to re-discover Lithuania. Lithuania, almost at the exact center of Europe geographically, is also a cultural center and resort destination of some repute as well. Aside the historic value visitors will find places such as the health destinations; Palanga, Smiltyne, and many others. And the so-called ‘Amber Route’ of traveler interest, is a legendary discovery most outside the Baltic states have seldom heard of. This report via the Baltic Course tells more of the Ambassador’s visit to the UK. In other international moves by Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in an inaugural meeting of the American-Lithuanian Business Council, the first such organization to promote business between the two nations. Vilnius and Lithuania as a whole show an ever increasing role where businesses migrating to the EU are concerned. From security and bio-metrics to new logistics and other infrastructure firms, Lithuania’s business climate and location are two key factors driving not only tourism, but growth in other sectors there too. ...

Over 500 Nigerians jailed in Brazil for drugs - Ambassador

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:34 GMT

Source: www.thenigerianvoice.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Nigerias Ambassador to Brazil, Mr. Vincent Okoedion, said there are over 500 Nigerians serving jail terms in Brazil for drug peddling and related offences, affirming that many Nigerians are residing in the country without proper documentation .Ambassador Okoedion , who disclosed ... ...

Chinese ambassador urges U.S. to be truly neutral on Sino-Japanese territorial dispute

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:20:07 GMT

Source: www.texasguardian.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
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China's new ambassador in Washington on revisionist powers—and why the United St...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
China's new Ambassador in Washington on revisionist powers—and why the United States is lucky: Beijing's Brand Ambassador www.foreignaffairs.com China's new Ambassador to the United States (and a rising star in Beijing) sets out his vision for U.S.-Chinese relations, discusses whether China is a revisionist power, and how it plans to deal with cyber security -- and Japan. ...

Jonathan Farrar, U.S. ambassador to Panama, and the embassy community began reac...

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:51:30 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Jonathan Farrar, U.S. Ambassador to Panama, and the embassy community began reaching out to hospitals in the States that could potentially save an NCIS agent's life. Cardiac experts at the University of Miami Hospital immediately responded. University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent’s life www.miamiherald.com University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS agent’s life. ...

Children's Miracle Network Ambassador becomes junior reporter

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:43:47 GMT

Source: arklatexhomepage.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
NBC 6 is proud to be your Children's Miracle Network telethon station. ...

Issa Subpoenas Ambassador Thomas Pickering

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:38:54 GMT

Source: www.alan.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee has now formally demanded that the co-chair of the Accountability Review Board on Benghazi be deposed. The subpoena comes in the wake of a series of acrimonious public exchanges this week between the two men. Issa didn’t issue a subpoena to former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen, who co-authored the Benghazi report with Pickering. Pickering has said he would testify before Issa’s panel about last year’s Accountability Review Board (ARB) report on the attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Pickering and Mullen have refused, however, to submit to a transcribed interview with Issa and his staff, calling the closed-door proceeding an “inappropriate precondition” to their testimony. “Your refusal to allow staff investigators to interview you is inconsistent with your commitment to be ‘tough and transparent’,” Issa wrote to Pickering. “In light of your continuing refusal to appear voluntarily for a transcribed interview … I have found it necessary to issue a subpoena to compel your appearance at a deposition.” Pickering And Mullen To Issa: Talk To Us In Public, Not In Private The Benghazi Scandal That Wasn’t Emails Prove No White House Interference ...

New Zealand ambassador presents credentials to Armenian President

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:30:37 GMT

Source: www.panorama.am --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Today, newly appointed Ambassador of New Zealand to Armenia Hamish Cooper presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan, presidential press service reported. The President of Armenia congratulated the first Ambassador of ... ...

Canada's voice heard in D.C.: Ambassador Doer

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:49:11 GMT

Source: www.torontosun.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Gary Doer arrived in Washington at a time when he says the country had lost its characteristic swagger. ...

VIDEO: UN Ambassador Rice on the "Intl Day Against Homophobia"

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:50:00 GMT

Source: rodonline.typepad.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Today is the eighth annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Activities are being observed around the world. Ambassador Susan E. Rice, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, released this video message today. Watch AFTER THE... ...

UN Ambassador Susan Rice talks about IDAHO

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:49:58 GMT

Source: queerlandia.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO), and while we may not have Susan Rice as Secretary of State, she is the US Ambassador to the United Nations and she commemorated IDAHO with a stern video message. Check it out … Continue reading → ...

Video message | Ambassador Susan E. Rice speaks out on International Day Against Homophobia

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:05:22 GMT

Source: miamiherald.typepad.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
News release from the White House: Video Message by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on International Day Against Homophobia, May 17, 2013 Today, as we commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, we rededicate ourselves to a basic but essential truth – that human rights are universal and must be protected for all. Homophobia, sadly, is present in every corner of our world. And, it is a problem we continue to face here in the United States. At the United Nations, the United States is standing up for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and fighting to ensure that their voices are heard and protected. The United States was proud to co-sponsor and adopt an historic resolution at the UN Human Rights Council condemning human rights abuses and violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We will continue to work in every possible arena to protect communities and promote societies in which everyone – especially LGBT youth – can live safely and without fear regardless of who they are or whom they love. We call on all nations and all peoples to join us in ensuring that human rights are universally protected everywhere every day. ...