A Little Corner of Estonia in Manhattan

A street sign will be unveiled on 34th Street to honor a long-serving diplomat. For years, he was an emissary without a country.

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With Trump in Office, a Transgender Trailblazer and American Diplomat Seeks Refuge Abroad

Robyn McCutcheon, the first American diplomat to come out as transgender, helped to shape personnel and foreign policy at the State Department. The country she served doesn’t feel like home anymore.

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As ICE Raids Upend L.A., Mexican Immigrants Vent, and a Diplomat Listens

Weekly public meetings at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles have become a place where immigrants ask for help with a host of problems, big and small.

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Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Kuwait on Path to Failure

Three Republican senators whose votes would be needed to advance Amer Ghalib’s nomination said they would oppose him, all but assuring it would stall.

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J. William Middendorf II, 81, Dies; Navy Secretary and Musical Diplomat

A G.O.P. fund-raiser, he was the Navy chief under Gerald R. Ford and held ambassadorships in the 1970s and ’80s. He gained notice for his classical music compositions.

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Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Wins Peace Prize

The announcement came three days after María Corina Machado, an opposition leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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State Department Fires Diplomat, Citing Relationship With Chinese National

The foreign service officer failed to disclose his contact with the woman, the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, the State Department said.

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South African Ambassador to France Is Found Dead in Paris

The ambassador, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, was found outside a hotel on the western edge of the city, a day after his wife reported him missing.

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Jeanne Shaheen Wants to Make Foreign Policy Bipartisan Again

The Democrat from New Hampshire has worked to find common ground with the Trump administration on foreign affairs.

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U.S. Threatens to Bar Foreigners Over Remarks About Charlie Kirk

U.S. officials say they will pull visas and deport people who trivialize Charlie Kirk’s murder, part of intensifying scrutiny of visa applicants’ views.

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