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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt in Jerusalem on June 21.

For New U.S. Mideast Peace Envoy, It Will Be A Long Road To 'Ultimate Deal'

8:04am July 23, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

For years, Jason Greenblatt was chief legal officer at the Trump Organization. Now his job is to help bring peace to the Middle East. His closeness to Trump may help, but it's no guarantee of success.

Anatoly Antonov smiles at an October 2016 briefing at Russia's Defense Ministry in Moscow. Antonov is "able to shift in a nanosecond from warmly charming to caustically sarcastic," says a former U.S. defense official.

Moscow's Likely New Ambassador To U.S.: 'Tough' And 'Not That Easy To Work With'

10:12am July 19, 2017

by Lucian Kim

"When you're not doing business, he is a very pleasant person to deal with," says a former Obama administration official. Otherwise, "he's a tough Russian negotiator, deeply suspicious of the U.S."

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Some U.S. diplomats have taken to Twitter this week to distance themselves from President Trump's recent tweets about global affairs.

In Response To Trump's Tweets, Some U.S. Envoys Push Back — Diplomatically

7:16pm June 06, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The president's tweets are complicating the work of U.S. diplomats. Some are distancing themselves via their own tweets. They're "entitled to use social media," says the State Department spokeswoman.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waits for the start of a meeting last month at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Tillerson is scheduled to travel to Russia on Tuesday, in what promises to be a difficult round of talks after the U.S. missile strike in S

Syria Casts Long Shadow Across Rex Tillerson's Big Trip To Italy And Russia

6:21pm April 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The secretary of state is meeting with G-7 diplomats, then heading to Moscow on Tuesday for some rather tough discussions. All the while, the U.S. strike on Syria is likely to be Item 1 on the agenda.

Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak arrives before President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Sessions Revelations Put 'Quiet, Behind-The-Scenes' Russian Envoy In Spotlight

7:14pm March 02, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Jeff Sessions, now attorney general, met twice last year with Sergey Kislyak, Russia's U.S. ambassador. This has raised more questions about contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

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Longtime diplomat Daniel Fried, shown here at a meeting in Seoul in 2016, told colleagues at his retirement party on Friday he's "learned never to underestimate the possibility of change."

As He Retires, U.S. Diplomat Delivers Message That 'Values Have Power'

8:28pm February 24, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Daniel Fried, who retired Friday from the State Department, helped shape U.S. policy in Europe over a 40-year career. "I learned never to underestimate the possibility of change," he told colleagues.

Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Keeps Low Profile Since Taking Office

8:33pm February 21, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Questions are being raised about how much influence Tillerson has with the White House. He was absent from the president's recent meetings with the leaders of Canada, Israel and Japan.

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Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen, shown here during a meeting with Ukraine's prime minister on Jan. 30, predicts other countries will follow Denmark's example in appointing a tech ambassador.

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Denmark's Foreign Service Will Soon Send An Ambassador To The Tech World

1:42pm February 10, 2017

by Sidsel Overgaard

Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen says the new diplomatic post is a nod to the digital world's impact on people's day-to-day lives, which he says is greater than most nations' impact.

President-elect Donald Trump waits to step out onto the portico at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol for his inauguration.

The Trump Foreign Policy Doctrine — In 3 Points

6:18pm January 20, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

When the clock struck noon, the White House website switched over to signify Donald Trump becoming the new president. And on that site, Trump laid out how he would approach the world.

Copies of local Chinese magazines at a news stand in Shanghai on Nov. 14, almost a week after Donald Trump was elected president.

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In Trump's Taiwan Kerfuffle, Beijing Has Been Uncharacteristically Measured

9:20pm December 04, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

Some are in an uproar over President-elect Donald Trump's phone call to Taiwan's president. Yet the Chinese leadership has shown no interest in escalating the matter.