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Bill Richardson Reveled in Role of Freelance Envoy to Dictators
The former New Mexico governor and ambassador to the U.N. filled a specialized diplomatic niche, talking to strongmen when presidents and other officials could — or would — not.
[ nytimes.com ] Content Type: Personal Profile,China Rejects Pressure From U.S. to Do More to Address Climate Change
John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, emerges from talks in Beijing without a new agreement. But just talking is progress, he said.
[ nytimes.com ] International Relations,Extreme Heat Grips 3 Continents as Climate Change Warms Earth
Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. The U.S. special envoy for climate change called it “a threat to all of humankind.”
[ nytimes.com ] Heat and Heat Waves,U.S. Envoy Fights Antisemitism Abroad, as Hatred Surges at Home
As a new U.S. envoy combating global antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt first acknowledges America’s surge in hate crimes. She is also navigating a debate about the very definition of antisemitism.
[ nytimes.com ] Anti-Semitism,China's reaction: Beijing strikes a different tone
China's envoy to the United Nations on Monday called for "all parties" to exercise restraint and avoid "fueling tensions" in Ukraine, but stopped short of condemning the Kremlin's recognition of independence for two pro-Moscow regions in the east of the country.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Putin's big miscalculation
Is Russian President Vladimir Putin planning to invade Ukraine, potentially launching a new war in Europe? The answer remains elusive after a week of intensive diplomacy, with consecutive meetings between Russian officials and US, NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe envoys.
[ cnn.com ]House passes Ilhan Omar's legislation to combat Islamophobia
The House voted 219-212 Tuesday to pass Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's legislation to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, a week after progressives introduced a separate resolution to strip Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of her committee assignments following her anti-Muslim comments calling the Minnesota Democrat a terrorist.
[ cnn.com ]Former Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn't rooted in reality
President Joe Biden's former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates weren't rooted in events on the ground.
[ cnn.com ]Special envoy to Haiti resigns citing 'inhumane' US decision to deport thousands of Haitians
Daniel Foote, the US special envoy to Haiti, has handed in his resignation to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, saying he will "not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees" from the US-Mexico border.
[ cnn.com ]Taliban request representation at the UN
The Taliban have requested representation at this week's United Nations General Assembly, a move that is expected to kick off a diplomatic battle with the preexisting Afghan envoy.
[ cnn.com ]Kabul airport could receive flights in the coming days, Qatari envoy says
A technical team was able to reopen Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport to receive aid Saturday, amid ongoing preparations to prepare the facility for civilian flights, Qatar's Ambassador to Afghanistan Saeed bin Mubarak Al-Khayarin Al-Hajar said in a statement.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: John Kerry is pushing China to do more on climate. Beijing is pushing back
One question looms above all others in United States climate envoy John Kerry's climate diplomacy agenda: What can the US do about China?
[ cnn.com ]Biden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China
President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intention to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China.
[ cnn.com ]Militia finds 40 bodies in Myanmar jungle after army crackdown, says UN envoy
A Myanmar militia force fighting the army in a central part of the country and residents have found at least 40 bodies in jungle areas in recent weeks, including some showing signs of torture, said a militia member and Myanmar's UN envoy.
[ cnn.com ]John Kerry warns 'time is running out' to address climate crisis, calling the last 30 years a 'failure'
John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, urged the world's governments to speed up efforts against the climate crisis Tuesday, saying the political response to it has "failed" to respond effectively for more than three decades.
[ cnn.com ]This week he will experience what it's like to speak to foreign leaders as their equal rather than someone else's envoy, a position he has long craved
When President Joe Biden told officials this spring that he wanted to meet soon with his Russian counterpart for a summit, his team quickly set out to make it happen -- even if some wondered what he really hoped to achieve.
[ cnn.com ]Malaysia scrambles fighter jets after 16 Chinese military aircraft fly toward Borneo
The Foreign Ministry of Malaysia on Tuesday said it would summon China's envoy to explain an "intrusion" by 16 People's Liberation Army Air Force planes into its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), after Malaysia's military detected "suspicious" activity over the South China Sea.
[ cnn.com ]John Kerry predicts that Biden's climate-focused jobs plan will attract Republican support
John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, predicted during a CNN Climate Town Hall aired Friday that the Biden administration's efforts to combat climate change while creating jobs will garner Republican support.
[ cnn.com ]John Kerry asked if US can trust Putin. Hear his response
CNN's Dana Bash and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry discuss how the US plans to hold Russia and China accountable in the climate crisis.
[ cnn.com ]Biden's remarkable success on climate
By every standard, President Joe Biden's climate change summit was a remarkable success. With great diplomatic dexterity, Biden and climate envoy John Kerry assembled world leaders representing 82% of world carbon emissions, 73% of the world population and 86% of world economic output to commit to bold climate action.
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