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U.S. revises Russia sanctions for electronics exports
The Trump administration on Thursday revised recent U.S. sanctions that prevented American companies from exporting some electronic equipment to Russia. It also modified penalties on Iran, expanding a list of medical equipment that needs federal authorization to be sold to Iranian customers.
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U.S. flirts with softer stance on Russia’s conduct in Ukraine
The Trump administration on Wednesday maintained a low-key approach to the latest flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine, where the government accuses Russian-backed forces of stepping up attacks. The restrained tone may reflect the start of a new U.S. approach to dealing with Russia’s cross-border activity, even as top U.S. officials are pledging to support…
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Diplomats defy White House warning, criticize travel ban
Hundreds of American diplomats defied a White House warning on Tuesday, sending a memo to the State Department’s leadership that criticizes President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. It is believed to be one of the most popularly supported statements of dissent in the department’s history.
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White House, U.S. diplomats clash over travel order
The White House clashed Monday with a large group of American diplomats who are voicing dissent with Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim majority countries, challenging them to resign if they aren’t on board.
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Senior diplomat resignations accepted as Trump team enters
A number of senior career diplomats are leaving the State Department after the Trump administration accepted their resignations from presidentially appointed positions.
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Kerry appeals for diplomacy as he leaves State Department
As Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to leave the State Department, he appealed on Thursday to the incoming Trump administration to embrace creative diplomacy and international engagement.
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Trump asks some 50 senior Obama appointees to stay on
President-elect Donald Trump has asked roughly 50 senior Obama administration appointees to remain in their posts after his inauguration to ensure continuity in government, his incoming White House press secretary said Thursday.
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Kerry urges Trump administration to attend Syria peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged the incoming Trump administration to accept an invitation from Russia to attend Syria peace talks next week.
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Tillerson adopts tough line on Moscow
Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, adopted a tough new line on Russia on Wednesday, calling it a “danger” to the United States and saying he would have recommended a muscular response to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Both assertions appeared to contradict the views of the…
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Trump’s future national security adviser stresses continuity
President-elect Donald Trump’s future national security adviser said Tuesday he would press on with President Barack Obama’s changes to the National Security Council, suggesting no wholesale fix is in store for the body of foreign policy professionals who often provide the last word before the commander in chief’s decisions.
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U.S. revises Russia sanctions for electronics exports
The Trump administration on Thursday revised recent U.S. sanctions that prevented American companies from exporting some electronic equipment to Russia. It also modified penalties on Iran, expanding a list of medical equipment that needs federal authorization to be sold to Iranian customers.
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U.S. flirts with softer stance on Russia’s conduct in Ukraine
The Trump administration on Wednesday maintained a low-key approach to the latest flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine, where the government accuses Russian-backed forces of stepping up attacks. The restrained tone may reflect the start of a new U.S. approach to dealing with Russia’s cross-border activity, even as top U.S. officials are pledging to support…
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Diplomats defy White House warning, criticize travel ban
Hundreds of American diplomats defied a White House warning on Tuesday, sending a memo to the State Department’s leadership that criticizes President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. It is believed to be one of the most popularly supported statements of dissent in the department’s history.
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White House, U.S. diplomats clash over travel order
The White House clashed Monday with a large group of American diplomats who are voicing dissent with Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim majority countries, challenging them to resign if they aren’t on board.
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Senior diplomat resignations accepted as Trump team enters
A number of senior career diplomats are leaving the State Department after the Trump administration accepted their resignations from presidentially appointed positions.
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Kerry appeals for diplomacy as he leaves State Department
As Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to leave the State Department, he appealed on Thursday to the incoming Trump administration to embrace creative diplomacy and international engagement.
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Trump asks some 50 senior Obama appointees to stay on
President-elect Donald Trump has asked roughly 50 senior Obama administration appointees to remain in their posts after his inauguration to ensure continuity in government, his incoming White House press secretary said Thursday.
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Kerry urges Trump administration to attend Syria peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged the incoming Trump administration to accept an invitation from Russia to attend Syria peace talks next week.
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Tillerson adopts tough line on Moscow
Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, adopted a tough new line on Russia on Wednesday, calling it a “danger” to the United States and saying he would have recommended a muscular response to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Both assertions appeared to contradict the views of the…
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Trump’s future national security adviser stresses continuity
President-elect Donald Trump’s future national security adviser said Tuesday he would press on with President Barack Obama’s changes to the National Security Council, suggesting no wholesale fix is in store for the body of foreign policy professionals who often provide the last word before the commander in chief’s decisions.
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U.S. revises Russia sanctions for electronics exports
The Trump administration on Thursday revised recent U.S. sanctions that prevented American companies from exporting some electronic equipment to Russia. It also modified penalties on Iran, expanding a list of medical equipment that needs federal authorization to be sold to Iranian customers.
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U.S. flirts with softer stance on Russia’s conduct in Ukraine
The Trump administration on Wednesday maintained a low-key approach to the latest flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine, where the government accuses Russian-backed forces of stepping up attacks. The restrained tone may reflect the start of a new U.S. approach to dealing with Russia’s cross-border activity, even as top U.S. officials are pledging to support…
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Diplomats defy White House warning, criticize travel ban
Hundreds of American diplomats defied a White House warning on Tuesday, sending a memo to the State Department’s leadership that criticizes President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. It is believed to be one of the most popularly supported statements of dissent in the department’s history.
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White House, U.S. diplomats clash over travel order
The White House clashed Monday with a large group of American diplomats who are voicing dissent with Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim majority countries, challenging them to resign if they aren’t on board.
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Senior diplomat resignations accepted as Trump team enters
A number of senior career diplomats are leaving the State Department after the Trump administration accepted their resignations from presidentially appointed positions.
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Kerry appeals for diplomacy as he leaves State Department
As Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to leave the State Department, he appealed on Thursday to the incoming Trump administration to embrace creative diplomacy and international engagement.
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Trump asks some 50 senior Obama appointees to stay on
President-elect Donald Trump has asked roughly 50 senior Obama administration appointees to remain in their posts after his inauguration to ensure continuity in government, his incoming White House press secretary said Thursday.
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Kerry urges Trump administration to attend Syria peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged the incoming Trump administration to accept an invitation from Russia to attend Syria peace talks next week.
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Tillerson adopts tough line on Moscow
Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, adopted a tough new line on Russia on Wednesday, calling it a “danger” to the United States and saying he would have recommended a muscular response to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Both assertions appeared to contradict the views of the…
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Trump’s future national security adviser stresses continuity
President-elect Donald Trump’s future national security adviser said Tuesday he would press on with President Barack Obama’s changes to the National Security Council, suggesting no wholesale fix is in store for the body of foreign policy professionals who often provide the last word before the commander in chief’s decisions.
