”Diplomats” News

Myanmar takes diplomats to tour disaster zone

YANGON (AFP) - Foreign diplomats and aid workers in Myanmar said Saturday they had not seen enough on a government tour in the cyclone-hit south to fully assess the damage caused by a cyclone two weeks ago.
05 17 2008 9:43PM (...more)

Myanmar death toll soars, diplomats tour delta

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar 's junta took diplomats on a tourof the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on Saturday as its toll ofdead and missing soared above 133,000 people, making CycloneNargis one of the most devastating ever to hit Asia .
05 17 2008 9:20PM (...more)

EU still far from agreeing biofuel standards: diplomats

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union remains far from agreeing on how to tighten its rules for using biofuels, diplomats said Wednesday amid growing opposition towards such forms of energy.
05 8 2008 9:32AM (...more)

Diplomats say IAEA chief urging more US flexibility on Iran

VIENNA, Austria - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Washington on Tuesday to show more sensitivity in dealing with Iran if it hopes to see Tehran make concessions on its nuclear program, diplomats said.
05 7 2008 2:16PM (...more)

US short of diplomats for Iraq, Afghanistan reconstruction

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The State Department is short of staff to meet the Pentagon 's need to reinforce the provincial reconstruction teams (PRT) in Iraq and Afghanistan , a senior US official said Monday.
04 29 2008 12:40PM (...more)

Using Scientists as Diplomats

Scientific cooperation has long had a critical, if unsung, supporting role in international diplomacy, helping to rebuild economies from the ashes of World War II and eventually winding down the Cold War . But despite these successes, critics say Washington's record of integrating science and technology into foreign policy in recent years has been decidedly mixed.
04 7 2008 7:12PM (...more)

Foreign diplomats visit Tibet amid Olympic boycott debate

BEIJING (AFP) - China on Friday let the first foreign diplomats visit Tibet following deadly riots there, amid debate in Europe over whether the Chinese crackdown should trigger a boycott of the Olympics opening.
04 7 2008 5:32PM (...more)

Diplomats visit Tibet as EU split on Olympic opening boycott

BEIJING (AFP) - China on Friday allowed the first foreign diplomats to visit Tibet following deadly riots, as European nations appeared split on the idea of boycotting the Beijing Olympics opening.
04 7 2008 3:15PM (...more)

5 Ex-Chief Diplomats: Close Guantanamo

ATHENS, Ga. - Five former U.S. secretaries of state on Thursday urged the next presidential administration to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and open a dialogue with Iran .
04 7 2008 12:42PM (...more)

Memo to US diplomats under fire in Iraq

The State Department on Thursday told U.S. diplomats in Baghdad to take shelter in reinforced structures amid continuing incoming insurgent rocket fire that has killed two American government workers this week.
04 7 2008 12:32PM (...more)