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Neal Rubin and consul Allegra Baistrocchi share a fondness for SheWolf Pastificio in Detroit, where the cuisine reminds her of her native Rome.
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2024
He was appointed the U.S. vice consul in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) and arrived in Russia shortly before the Bolsheviks rose to power that November.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
That was the year Cicero took office as consul of Rome—a political position that resembled the U.S. presidency—and then discovered a terrorist plot to assassinate him and his co-consul and burn down the city.
—Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
The warehouse facilities of the nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission served as the backdrop of a Tuesday press conference, where a coalition of Caribbean consuls gathered.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2024
He was appointed the U.S. vice consul in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) and arrived in Russia shortly before the Bolsheviks rose to power that November.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
That was the year Cicero took office as consul of Rome—a political position that resembled the U.S. presidency—and then discovered a terrorist plot to assassinate him and his co-consul and burn down the city.
—Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
The warehouse facilities of the nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission served as the backdrop of a Tuesday press conference, where a coalition of Caribbean consuls gathered.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
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Although both are diplomats, Burnett’s role as envoy is a specialized position designated for specific transactions and negotiations.Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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Barak Ravid 3 hours ago - Politics & Policy U.S. diplomats meet Syrian opposition leader in Damascus Top State Department officials visited Damascus on Friday and met with the leader of the opposition group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Ahmad al-Sharaa, U.S. officials said.Mackenzie Weinger, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2022
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The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
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On July 9, for instance, the papal nuncio to Nicaragua, accompanied by a Nicaraguan cardinal and a bishop, was attacked by a pro-Sandinista mob, after Ortega had accused them of participating in a conspiracy against the government.Gioconda Belli, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2018
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Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Sheriff’s deputies responded to a family disturbance call at a house in the 7500 block of Versailles Way in Sacramento County early Friday morning, sheriff’s officials said on social media.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Later that day, a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy recognized him in the Charger, wearing the same clothing all four victims described, and arrested him, according to court records.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, Iran and its proxies have been severely weakened by the war with Israel that has lasted more than a year.Ghassan E. El-Eid, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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MicroStrategy — The bitcoin proxy stock dipped marginally after Nasdaq announced MicroStrategy will be added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index .Pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The foreign ministers of Congo and Rwanda last month agreed on the terms and conditions of the disengagement of Rwandan forces in eastern Congo.Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Hakan Fidan, the Turkish foreign minister, said that the new government should treat all faiths and ethnicities equally.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Johnson, not to be confused with the Republican Wisconsin senator of the same name, has resided in Florida since stepping down as ambassador to El Salvador at the end of the first Trump administration.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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What To Know In a Truth Social post announcing Ken Howery as his choice for ambassador to Denmark, which controls the territory of Greenland, Trump restated his goal of bringing the area under U.S. control.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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