Last November, Mr. Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar, a step in his administration's efforts to end decades of diplomatic isolation of the country also known as Burma and to reward its shift from authoritarian rule.
It has stopped short of formal diplomatic recognition of Abkhazia and another smaller breakaway statelet called South Ossetia (see map).
And Presidents, senators, congressmen, former governors need to be very mindful of the impact because of the diplomatic implications of what you say overseas.
It's the goal of the diplomatic efforts of the six-party talks.
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In contrast, Israel could benefit from a domestic investigation of the operational and diplomatic aspects of its handling of the Turkish-Hamas flotilla.
Despite U.S. claims of diplomatic immunity because of Davis' employment at the U.S. consulate in Lahore, he landed in jail, charged with a double murder and illegal weapons possession.
Late last week the administration decided - apropos of nothing - to upgrade the diplomatic status of the PLO mission in Washington.
President Bush has evidently concluded that despite the demeaning of the United States and discrediting of his presidency entailed in the appalling diplomatic malpractice of Special Envoy Hill and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice the bad deal they have served up is better than none.
The Prime Minister evidently remains untroubled that the bitter fruit of his efforts in the so-called Quartet - the diplomatic equivalent of gang rape involving the European Union, the United Nations, Russia and the United States teamed up to stick it to Israel - will be the creation of yet another Islamofascist state-sponsor of terror in the Middle East.
Sensing that he might lose his (hitherto impressive) ability to set the pace of events, Mr Milosevic has been taking every available opportunity to set off diplomatic fireworks of his own.
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The new requirements may affect only a handful of students and businessmen who travel from Indian-administered Kashmir to China, but the diplomatic implications of the Chinese move could result in a serious deterioration of relations between Beijing and Delhi.
The coalition is taking over the embassy that formerly housed the diplomatic representatives of al-Assad's government, which shuttered its embassy there after Qatar pulled its diplomatic staff from Damascus last year.
Of course there must always be a flurry of diplomatic activity around the edges of reality.
Mr. Mancini's lawyer, Mukul Rohatgi, brought the issue of diplomatic immunity to the attention of the court on Monday.
Mr Erdogan has backed away from a set of protocols signed with Armenia in 2009 that foresaw the establishment of diplomatic relations and the reopening of borders.
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But this flurry of diplomatic declarations may be more of a sop to European consciences than a sign that Europe is at last prepared to take collective action.
Within a decade, Shirley had married a Circassian Christian, Teresia, and set off with her to Europe on a series of diplomatic missions in the service of the shah.
Worse yet, the concessions Mr. Gallucci lavished on North Korea -- not the least of which was the highest level of diplomatic interaction since the end of the Korean War, security assurances "against the threat and use of force, including nuclear weapons" and promises of noninterference in Pyongyang's "internal affairs" -- have served to reinforce the Kims' nuclear ambitions.
Last week, Iran released a five-page proposal to diplomatic representatives of the U.N.
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As diplomatic trials of strength go, this one seems fairly easy to score: China 1, Japan 0.
The diplomatic element of national power is the execution of a nation's foreign policy through political means.
Second, the Security Council, a diplomatic version of an executive committee, was created to guide this large entity.
The diplomatic skills of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are about to be put to the ultimate test.
This week, Iran distributed its proposals to the diplomatic representatives of the U.N.
The protesters' decision to try to break the stalemate, despite diplomatic talk of a looming breakthrough in negotiations, reflected various frustrations.
With political change inevitable in Indonesia, Jakarta can hardly afford the economic and diplomatic costs of the ongoing occupation of East Timor.
On December 4, ICJF will open with a preview party hosted by diplomatic representatives of Italy, Brazil, Spain, Australia, Philippines and Lebanon.
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As The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday, Europe's diplomatic courtship of the Iranian-sponsored genocidal terror group is being spearheaded by Sweden and Switzerland.
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This has had a powerful impact on the diplomatic behaviour of Arab leaders since the start of the latest Palestinian intifada last September.
Now biding his time in Kuwait, he is set to take on the tenuous diplomatic role of transitioning Iraq to a new civilian government.
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