#diplomacy

# diplomacy - Tuesday 7 June, 2011



# United Nations

# United Nations

Ban Ki-moon will seek second term as UN head

Jun 7th 2011, 1:08 PM 205 Views 1 Comment

The South Korean is to seek a second term as secretary-general of the United Nations. What does that involve again?



# Wikileaks

# Wikileaks

US embassy warned diplomats about crumbling healthcare system

Jun 7th 2011, 10:58 AM 436 Views 0 Comments

Visiting US diplomats were advised to be patient in the case of a medical emergency, because A&E wards are so overcrowded.

# diplomacy - Monday 23 May, 2011



# Obama

# Obama

Wheels down: Obama arrives for 24-hour flying visit

May 23rd 2011, 9:49 AM 906 Views 0 Comments

Air Force One touches down at 9:28am, carrying Barack and Michelle Obama to Ireland ahead of a trip to the Áras.

# diplomacy - Friday 6 May, 2011



# Caption Competition

From The Daily Edge

# Caption Competition

Caption competition: Who's the Greatest?

May 6th 2011, 3:36 PM 3,305 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach in fighting form on New York trip – but watch who you’re taking on there, Enda…

# diplomacy - Friday 18 March, 2011



# Currencies

# Currencies

Japan asks G7 to devalue rising yen

Mar 18th 2011, 9:46 AM 807 Views 0 Comments

Finance officials for the world’s major economies help Japan lower the value of its currency in order to help it get exporting.

# diplomacy - Wednesday 26 January, 2011



# Diplomacy

# Diplomacy

Israel enraged by Irish upgrade for Palestinian envoy

Jan 26th 2011, 11:20 AM 1,230 Views 0 Comments

Ireland gives the Palestinian delegation the status of ‘mission’ – a move blasted by Israel as a symptom of its “bias”.

# diplomacy - Wednesday 12 January, 2011



# Korea

# Korea

North Korea reopens hotline to South Korea

Jan 12th 2011, 6:17 PM 262 Views 0 Comments

State breaks eight months of silence by allowing Red Cross to re-establish contact between the two states but tensions still high.

# diplomacy - Monday 29 November, 2010



# Wikileaks

# Wikileaks

US faces diplomatic crisis following leak of 250,000 embassy files

Nov 29th 2010, 10:45 AM 533 Views 0 Comments

A quarter of a million files – most of which are marked ‘secret’ – strip the facades of international diplomats.

# diplomacy - Friday 10 September, 2010



# Oops

# Oops

Drunk diplomat speaks out: I never liked you Ban Ki-Moon

Sep 10th 2010, 11:57 AM 503 Views 0 Comments

And he doesn’t like Americans either.

# diplomacy - Wednesday 21 July, 2010

# What?

# What?

Knee injuries are good for diplomacy

Jul 21st 2010, 9:42 PM 193 Views 0 Comments

Border patrols between India and Pakistan forced to tone things down.

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