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Former US Diplomats, Military Call for Support of Afghan Allies

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A group of 95 former senior U.S. diplomats and military officers presented letters to leading members of President Joe Biden’s cabinet on Monday, May 10, calling for the administration to do more to provide visas to Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the United States’ longest war. The letters were addressed to U.S. Secretary of State

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New Canadian Envoy Assumes Duties in Mexico

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Graeme C. Clark on Tuesday, Sept. 22, presented diplomatic credentials on to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) accrediting himself as Canada’s new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Mexico. After meeting with the Mexican president at the National Palace, Clark stated that “it is an honor and a pleasure for me to represent

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Diplomats Balk at Sketchy Protocol during AMLO Inauguration

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     “In my entire career as a diplomat, I have never seen anything like it,” groused one ambassador at the Thai national day reception Monday, Dec. 3, referring to the diplomatic protocol – or lack thereof – during the inauguration ceremony of Mexico’s new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on Saturday, Dec. 1. “I have to say

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