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6 years

Starting today, the Trump administration will deny visas to same-sex domestic partners of diplomats and U.N. officials

Trump Administration to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats, U.N. Officials

The new policy will insist they be married—even if they're from countries that criminalize gay marriage.

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As an obscure Kansas Congressman, Pompeo made name for himself attacking State's response to murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens and 3 other Americans in Benghazi. Now, Pompeo's State Department is trying to cut funds to a charity in Stevens honor.

Pompeo Aims to Cut Funds for Program Honoring Envoy Killed in Benghazi

The Trump administration aims to kill funding for a public diplomacy program named after the U.S. ambassador killed in Benghazi

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John Bolton has advocated US retreat from UN and other international agencies. Now, he is concerned that China is gaining too much influence at the UN.

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Nikki Haley on UNSC vote:“The United States will not be told by any country where we can put our embassy. What we have witnessed here is an insult. It won’t be forgotten. It is one more example of the UN doing more harm than good in addressing the Israeli Palestinian conflict."

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Exclusive: Top career State Department officials step down in what staffers are calling "Black Friday."

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But critics of U.S. decision to deny visas to domestic partners of same sex diplomats say it fails to protect couples from countries that criminalize same sex marriage:

Trump Administration to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats, U.N. Officials

The new policy will insist they be married—even if they're from countries that criminalize gay marriage.

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Trump's 32-year-old senior policy adviser, Stephen Miller, led push to withdraw from UN migration talks. Backed by Kelly, Sessions, and ultimately Tillerson. Haley opposed.

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Exclusive: Trump Administration to bar Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif from entering the US, where he was scheduled to address UN Security Council meeting on upholding the UN Charter later this week, by me and @RobbieGramer

Trump Administration Blocks Iran’s Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had sought to give a speech condemning the U.S. assassination of Qassem Suleimani.

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Exclusive: The State Department's Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, speaking in closed door town hall at Foggy Bottom, acknowledges failure to protect careers officials from political retaliation, by me and @RobbieGramer

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Sorry, Mr. President, They Were Laughing At You. We conducted a survey of 21 U.N. diplomats, and only one thought the UN GA crowd was laughing with Trump. Me and @RobbieGramer

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I'm old enough to remember when Mike Pompeo was considered a better Secretary of State than Rex Tillerson

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Stephen Miller led the charge, followed by Kelly, Sessions and ultimately Tillerson. Nikki Haley was the lone proponent of remaining in talks

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The White House pulls out of talks on the fate of world's migrant community.

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scoop: In a confidential 53-page memo, Nikki Haley makes the case for cutting aid to countries that vote against US at the UN.

Haley: Vote With U.S. at U.N. or We’ll Cut Your Aid

Nikki Haley wants the United States to cut back aid to poor countries that defy the U.S. at the U.N.

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In denying visas to domestic partners of diplomats, the U.S. says it is simply aligning its international visa policy with US policy in the wake of 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.

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Ukrainian ambassador to his Russian counterpart at UNSC: "There is no purgatory for war criminals; you go straight to hell."

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FYI: I'll be leaving my home at Foreign Policy Magazine this month and will update later on plans. It's been a nice run.

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Exclusive: U.N. Human Rights Chief to Step Down This Summer, Citing Appalling International Climate for Human Rights Advocacy

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Exclusive: “Everyone in New York should assume that they have been in contact with COVID 19.” NYC officials tell foreign diplomats that coronavirus spreading widely in nation's largest city, and that there are no specific measures to protect dips.

New York Officials Tell U.N. Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City

Foreign diplomats claim briefers from the mayor’s office say no specific measures are planned to protect them.

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Nikki Haley: "I think NATO is an important alliance for us and now we need more allies than ever." Contradicts Trump's NATO is obsolete line

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Trump understands that his decision to cut off aid to the World Health Organization strengthens, not weakens, China's position at health agency and on world stage more broadly, right?

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UN SGeneral calls out Russia in his most direct terms, saying Russian decision on status of Donetsk and Luhansk a violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and inconsistent with principles of UN Charter.

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Scoop: Emboldened by US retreat on human rights, China and Russia pursue effort to dismantle programs designed to promote human rights and combat sexual exploitation of girls and women in peacekeeping missions

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If Giuliani gets State, what's left for Bolton? One source linked to Trump campaign suggested might be in play for Justice.

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Pakistan, acting on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, or OIC, and Palestine, request special session of human rights council to address Israel-Palestinian crisis. China, Cuba, Mexico and others non/members of OIC, are supporting the initiative.

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Been waiting for this. UN human rights chief calls refugee ban breach of human rights law.

Trump 'Muslim ban' illegal under human rights law, says UN

‘Discrimination on nationality alone is forbidden under human rights law’

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Exclusive: Stephen Miller, the author of Trump's 'Muslim Ban' is now blocking action at G7 on refugee resettlement

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Breaking: Nikki Haley, who led Trump admin drive to threaten humanitarian aid cuts to Palestinians, is now isolated in the cabinet on the matter, according to diplomatic sources. Story updated with details of WH meeting

Nikki Haley’s Diplomacy of Revenge Targets U.N. Relief Agency

Nikki Haley Championed the Palestinians; Now She Wants to Cut Aid to Them.

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ICYMI: Scoop: Jared Kushner wants to basically blow up the UN agency that serves millions of refugee, and we've got the emails to prove it. By me and @RobbieGramer

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SCOOP: Federal watchdogs investigate political retaliation against America's diplomatic corps by Trump loyalists, by me and @RobbieGramer

Federal Watchdogs Target Bullying, Retaliation at State Department

Mari Stull, a wine blogger-turned-Trump appointee, is the subject of two investigations into allegations of reprisals and bullying at the State Department.

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Exclusive:The guy who led U.N. sanctions negotiations over the past decade has stepped down. He is not the only US sanctions expert heading for the exit.

U.S. Government Faces Critical ‘Brain Drain’ of Sanctions Experts

Departure of top sanctions official prompts new concerns.

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5 years

John Bolton is out of a job. Mike Pompeo is spending time in Kansas not running for Senate. The State Department's #2 and #3 say department losing influence in Washington and abroad, while China is filling the U.S. vacuum in International organizations.

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“We are in trouble. We are in deep trouble with climate change.” — UN Secretary Geberal António Guterres.

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Exclusive: It's "Black Friday" At Foggy Bottom. Three top career foreign service dips announced plans to step down.

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This is rich, Orwellian stuff: Russia introduces UNSC draft resolution "strongly condemning attacks directed against civilians and civilian objects, including indiscriminate shelling as well as placing military objects and equipment in densely populated areas...."

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Tillerson to Shutter War Crimes Office; Critics Say Its Sends Signal To Perpetrators that US Is No Longer Watching

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Kofi Annan, once Washington’s darling, was unfairly vilified by American hardliners as anti-American for his opposition to the Iraq war. But Annan admired the United States, and viewed the 2003 invasion as a self-destructive act of recklessness. He was proven right on that front

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Britain, France, Italy, Sweden, Bolivia, Egypt, Senegal and Uruguay call for an emergency meeting of UNSC "in light of the statement today by the president of the US regarding the status of Jerusalem."

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield highlights crisis in Tigray region in first talks with Security Council members.

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U.S. denies entry to Spanish Foreign Minister and former NATO secgen Javier Solana because of travel to Iran, acc to this El Pais story

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Breaking: Linda Thomas-Greenfield has assembled a team of political and career foreign policy specialists with deep experience in UN and global affairs, by me and @RobbieGramer

Biden’s U.N. Pick Assembles Team of Foreign-Policy Veterans

Linda Thomas-Greenfield is staffing her New York and Washington offices with a range of career and political foreign-policy hands with extensive experience in U.N. affairs.

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Did Russian Diplomats Lie About There Being No Ukraine Invasion, Or Did they Just Not Know What The Kremlin Was Planning, by me and @RobbieGramer

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NIkki Haley's staff asked some Obama pol. appointees to stay on at US mission to UN during the transition. Trump transition team said no.

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Exclusive: The Trump Administration Sought to Derail Michelle Bachelet's Bid To Become UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They failed. We document the campaign here.

The U.S. Sought to Derail Michelle Bachelet’s Bid for Top U.N. Human Rights Job

The Trump administration was troubled by her views on abortion, Israel, and Latin America.

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7 years

For someone with virtually no international diplomatic chops, Nikki Haley performed pretty well in her confirmation hearing.

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Did anyone notice that Trump cited a report by the UN Human Rights Council to draw attention to abuses in Venezuela. Does he know we withdrew from it?

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The next reporter to snag an interview with Pompeo needs to bring along a blank map of the world and see how he performs.

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NYC: "Interviews with confirmed cases and contract tracing is not a good use of our resources when the virus is widespread. Everyone in NY should assume that they have been in contact with COVID 19. There will be little emphasis on tracing."

New York Officials Tell U.N. Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City

Foreign diplomats claim briefers from the mayor’s office say no specific measures are planned to protect them.

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I remember when Nikki Haley assured countries that backed U.S. policies at the UN that Washington would have their back. Honduras was one of few countries that supported U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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The United States has strongly informed the President of Honduras that if the large Caravan of people heading to the U.S. is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras, effective immediately!

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NIkki Haley: " US stands w the people of Ukraine who have suffered for nearly 3 years under Russian occupation and military intervention.."

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The Russian Federation's membership in the UN Human Rights Council has been suspended, by a vote of 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights weighs in on Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, cites the firing of "entire human rights team...not 'an encouraging start.'"

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Nikki Haley, who led Trump campaign to threaten aid cut off to Palestinians, now finds herself isolated in the cabinet. Defense, Intel Community, State want aid to flow. Haley is being asked to reconsider her position

Nikki Haley’s Diplomacy of Revenge Targets U.N. Relief Agency

Nikki Haley Championed the Palestinians; Now She Wants to Cut Aid to Them.

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The US ambassador at large for global criminal justice has nearly doubled the size of his office in the past year, hiring mostly conservative Christians, including several fellow alumna from the Christian Wheaton College, by me and @RobbieGramer

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Brian Urquhart, the legendary U.N. civil servant and one of the organization's first hires, has passed away at the age of 101. Here's my obit in the Washington Post.

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Pompeo: "In China, peaceful protesters from Hong Kong 2 Tiananmen Square are clubbed by armed militiamen for simply speaking out...Our free press covers events wall to wall, for all the world to see." CPJ was investigating 280 case of attacks on press yesterday,mostly by police

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In Brooklyn, the ambulance sirens are now replaced by police sirens.

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This makes UN decision to block participation in protests problematic. If Bunche were arrested at Selma would it really have tarnished the UN's reputation. The contrary.

SC Procedure

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Again recalling that UN's own illustrious Ralph Bunche joined Martin Luther King in 1965 Selma march & even addressed marchers, telling them UN was with them! Ban Ki-moon spoke approvingly of this in 2008. And note UN flag in Selma photo.

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Now, the Ethiopian foreign ministry cites this UNDP memo we cited to justify its Tigray offensive

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For anyone who dismisses the ICC arrest warrant against Putin as a meaningless gesture by a feckless global court, think about this: Putin will severely constrained from leaving Russia to visit countries that joined the court and therefore have an obligation to arrest him.

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Scores of State Department employees preparing to sign dissent cable, expressing anger at the lack of a sufficiently strong response to the breach of the Capitol by pro-Trump mob, by @RobbieGramer and me.

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hour after this story went out the effort has utterly collapsed. Tillerson/concede Iran in compliance wit nuk deal, says EU For Pol chief

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A Trump administration effort to reopen negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal is failing, @columlynch reports

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"The erosion of U.S. global leadership has been faster than expected," A senior European diplomat told Foreign Policy. "Military supremacy and financial leverage are still there. However, reserves of political and "soft" power are being depleted rapidly."

With Scenes of Police Brutality, America’s Beacon to the World Winks Out

America's soft power reserves are drying up as the world. Trump's reaction to the country-wide protests is only making things worse

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Biden stonewalls effort by Norway/Tunisia to adopt UNSC statement on Israel/Palestinian conflict, leaving US politically isolated as it seeks to burnish multilateral credentials, by me @RobbieGramer @JackDetsch & @allisonmeakem

Biden Stonewalls U.N. Concern Over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes

The United States, formerly the “honest broker,” must navigate political landmines at home and abroad to respond.

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UNGA Overwhelmingly Denounces Russia for Aggression in Ukraine, by vote of 141-5, with 34 abstentions. Only Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea and Syria voted alongside Russia.

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The mood at EU reception, after Trump speech, can best be described as gloomy

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Exclusive: Closing the Ukraine/Russia Grain Deal: How a little known private mediation outfit helped design, sell and implement the most important U.N. diplomatic achievement in years. My deep dive for @devex

Inside the UN's high-stakes deal to open Ukraine's grain corridor

A little-known Geneva-based mediation organization played a discreet, but outsized, role in fashioning the landmark Black Sea grain deal, which helped restore the U.N.’s standing as a credible player...

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Once again, Veritas exposes WaPo reporters as the cabal of thoughtful, even-handed professionals they are.

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Today we show you our second undercover video within @washingtonpost …this time exposing Nat'l Security Director Adam Entous who ADMITS that the Russia story is a "f*cking crap shoot" and "maybe it doesn't exist at all."

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The United States is Ending All financial assistance to UN program for Palestinian refugees, several sources tell me. That's over $350 million a year This just days after US announced $200 million in additional cuts

U.S. to End All Funding to U.N. Agency That Aids Palestinian Refugees

The Trump administration hopes to pressure Palestinians to return to bargaining table.

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Exclusive: Trump administration resists the adoption of UNGA resolution denouncing all forms of violence against women and children. Some forms of violence ok.

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Exclusive: Top State Department Officials Concede Loss of U.S. Diplomatic Clout As Trump Prepares for U.N. Summit later this month, voice alarm over China's rise in international organizations, by me and @RobbieGramer

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In a surprising development, the US secured one vote --in addition to its own-- in favor of its draft resolution calling for the extension of an Iran arms embargo. It's the Dominican Republic. As expected, US failed to get nine votes needed for passage. Not even close.

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US resolution extending Iran arms embargo fails to be adopted: Results: 2 votes in favour (US, Dominican Republic) 2 against(China, Russia) 11 abstentions.

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I’d be pretty surprised to hear Nikki Haley take the party line on Khashoggi murder, if she says anything. Probably wishing she had stepped up her exit date. Pompeo, a potential future rival, will never shake this.

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Really reinforces the notion that for Russia diplomacy is really a side show. Track the history of Russian diplomacy in Syria

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Russian invasion of Ukraine fuels backlash against the UNSC veto.

Russia’s Actions Fuel Calls for U.N. to Rein in Security Council Veto Power

The U.N. Charter puts limits on the veto power permanent members enjoy. Now, some countries want that enforced.

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Where is Trump? He was listed on UN schedule as first speaker at UN 75th anniversary celebration. The US speech was delivered by the number two at the US mission to the UN.

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Most bizarre element of tonight's UN session on Ukraine crisis. Russia's ambo Vasily Nebenzia presided as council pres. After Ukraine denounced Russia, Nebenzia said: "As president of the Security Council, I am obliged to say this: I thank the rep of Ukr for his statement."

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In Sept, Macron asked Trump to support France's candidate to lead UNESCO. Tillerson said we're prob leaving UNESCO

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UN Sec Gen calls for more investigation into death of Dag Hammarskjold, citing "significant new information" and reiterating it is "plausible an external attack or threat" was responsible for fatal crash that killed him, crew and UN staff.

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"Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations." #NotAprilFools

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UN Security Council just voted 15-0 in support of U.S. resolution strengthening sanctions against North Korea

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In a blow to morale among career State Department staffers, Trump administration appoints White House personnel official and former liaison to evangelical Christians to head State bureau of international organization affairs.

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In September, Nikki Haley delivered a major speech on the Iran nuclear deal, with many errors. Her expert on the Iranian nuclear program was not allowed to read it before it was delivered.

Candidate Haley

The portrait that emerges is of a retail politician turning U.N. diplomacy into a ticket to the White House.

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Today is the best day ever for Omar Al Bashir, Sudanese president charged with genocide in Darfur. John Bolton announced International Criminal court is "dead" to America.

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What today's debate makes clear. The world is watching the US election campaign and showing less reluctance to challenge a politically wounded U.S. president

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Heated U.N. meeting on Iran arms embargo today in which Germany basically accused the US of violating international law and Russia's ambassador said U.S. sanctions on Iran were akin to "putting a knee to one's neck" My story with @columlynch

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this is really reaching a kind of peak cruelty

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The Trump administration has announced further cuts in aid to the Palestinians — this time, cutting money to cover cancer treatments and other critical care for Palestinians at Jerusalem hospitals.

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Scoop: UN Fears Ethiopia is Purging Its own Ethnic Tigrayan Officers from UN Peace-keeping Ranks, by me and @RobbieGramer

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literally every single official quote I get from the State Department is from an unnamed source.

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Pompeo, whose @StateDept routinely demands anonymity for its officials, says: "I would strongly prefer we all avoid using unnamed sources to make a point in the media."

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NIkki Haley says dire situation in eastern Ukraine "requires clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions." #unsc

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UNGA overrules Nikki Haley. The US amendment condemning Hamas rocket attacks is defeated. Passage required 2/3 majority. The vote on amendment was 62-58 w 42 abstentions

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Scoop: The U.S. has just circulated a confidential proposal to conduct an immediate evaluation of WHO's response to the pandemic, focusing on how the pathogen got its start in China. Dips say U.S. faces uphill battle to get support.

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UN to give NYC 250k protective masks

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I know it's late Friday, but you can't hold a scoop until Monday morning: White House seeks millions in additional humanitarian aids cuts to Palestinians.

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Nikki Haley:Lesson from "failed" Russian reset is "as long as Vladimir Putin is in charge Russia will never b a credible partner for the US"

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Exclusive: 1 senior diplomat said takeaway from NYC briefing to dips was:"It's your responsibility not to get 's your responsibility to stay home if you do.Your odds of not dying are rather great--if you get close 'give us a call.'"

New York Officials Tell U.N. Coronavirus Has Spread Throughout City

Foreign diplomats claim briefers from the mayor’s office say no specific measures are planned to protect them.

foreignpolicy.com

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White House makes case for Ken Isaacs, the controversial candidate for top U.N. migration that once called Islam inherently violent Here's my take on him

A Trump U.N. Pick Tries to Make Up for Anti-Muslim Tweets

Ken Isaacs once proposed building a wall in the Alps to keep out migrants. Trump wants him to lead the world’s principal migration agency.

foreignpolicy.com

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Senior heads of UN and relief agencies(Interagency Standing Committee): "Scores of aid workers have been killed since October 7 including 88 UNRWA colleagues – the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict."

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7 years

Exclusive: Rex Tillerson to scale back U.S. diplo presence at UNGA summit. Don't worry: Trump & kids will be there

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5 years

Investigation: The Trump administration has been quietly undermining UN anti-corruption commission in Guatemala. Here's the behind the scenes story of how they are doing it.

Corrupt Guatemalans’ GOP Lifeline

U.S. Republicans are weakening a U.N. anti-corruption investigation into President Jimmy Morales. What are they getting in exchange?

foreignpolicy.com

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4 years

This strikes me as disengenuous on Fauci's part. The argument against mask usage in early stages was not only about the need to supply front line workers. It was that it's not effective --which now seems to not be the case-- and that it provides a fake sense of security.

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7 years

Nikki Haley: "I plan to make it clear that the US will return to having common cause with Cuba's anti-Castro dissidents."

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