
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009
On a visit to Old Town Alexandria two decades ago, Canadian tourist Doreen Scott got an unexpected lesson in American history at Gadsby's Tavern, the 18th-century inn that hosted many of America's founding fathers.
Friday, Dec. 18, 2009
MOROCCO SCRAMBLES
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009
President Obama tried to practice "Sally Field diplomacy" in Latin America by reaching out to U.S. opponents in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela and believing they "like me," only to have his overtures rejected, a former Costa Rican ambassador said in an analysis of Mr. Obama's first year in office.
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009
When Henry Kissinger was secretary of state in the 1970s, he once quipped, "If I want to call Europe, who do I call?"
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
Mexicans are beginning to realize that drug violence is spreading into society at all levels and is no longer an isolated conflict along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual.
Monday, Dec. 14, 2009
When U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney visited a small Irish town to look for President Obama's ancestors, speculation spread through Ireland that the envoy might be preparing a presidential visit to the Emerald Isle.
Friday, Dec. 11, 2009
AMBASSADOR QUITS
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
RECKLESS DRIVING
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009
Canadian Gary Doer and American David Jacobson are on the road to learn as much as possible and as quickly as possible about each other's country.