Richard Grenell

Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti (center) walks out of the parliament building in the capital Pristina, on Wednesday.

World News

After Unprecedented Strains With Longtime Friend U.S., Kosovo Has A New Government

10:55am June 06, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Albin Kurti, ousted as prime minister in March, clashed with the U.S. envoy who is tasked with encouraging peace talks between Kosovo and Serbia. Kurti refused to drop tariffs on Serbian goods.

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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, last month.

National

White House Appoints Outspoken Ambassador As New Acting Head Of Intelligence

7:59am February 20, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Richard Grenell, the vocal and frequently controversial U.S. envoy in Berlin, replaces another acting director. Grenell, a Trump loyalist, has no background in intelligence.

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell gets in his car after an accreditation ceremony for new ambassadors in Berlin on May 8.

Uproar Continues Over Pro-Right Remarks By U.S. Ambassador To Germany

4:43pm June 07, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The new U.S. ambassador to Germany upset his hosts, and Democratic senators back home, with his announced support for right-wing populists in Europe.

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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell (left) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier greet the media during Grenell's accreditation process at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin on Tuesday.

New U.S. Ambassador To Germany Grenell Irks His Hosts The Day He Arrives

6:52pm May 09, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

In his defense, Richard Grenell said his tweet instructing German companies to "wind down operations immediately" in Iran was just following "White House talking points."