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  South Korean president visits hospitalised US envoy

  World | March 09, 2015 12:17 IST

  Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday visited US Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert, who is in a hospital after being attacked by an anti-American activist last week.Park visited Severance Hospital where the envoy

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  US, India united against Iran's nuclear programme: US envoy

  India | February 24, 2015 9:04 IST

  Hyderabad: The United States and India are united in opposing Iran's nuclear programme, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said here yesterday.He said the economic sanctions against Iran would remain in place till the Iranian

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  US committed to seeing through nuclear deal: Envoy

  India | January 30, 2015 17:44 IST

  New Delhi: The US is committed to seeing through the civil nuclear deal with India, US ambassador Richard Verma said on Friday."...We are committed to seeing this (Indo-US nuclear deal) through, so 300 million people, who

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  President Barack Obama to nominate Indian-American Richard Verma as ambassador to India

  World | September 19, 2014 6:37 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama will nominate former State Department official Richard Verma as US ambassador to India, just ahead of a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, White House officials said on Thursday.Verma,

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  We look forward to work with Modi: US Ambassador

  India | August 13, 2014 22:58 IST

  Kolkata: US Ambassador Charge d'Affaires ad interim to India Kathleen Stephens on Wednesday said that the US government was keen to work closely with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi."We recognise that Modi won the elections

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  Powell leaves India, Kathleen Stephens to be interim envoy

  India | May 22, 2014 23:32 IST

  New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell today headed back to her country after an eventful stint here and will be replaced temporarily early next month by Kathleen Stephens, a career diplomat.Powell, 67, who

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  US envoy Nancy Powell announces resignation, to retire

  India | March 31, 2014 22:35 IST

  New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell Monday announced that she is resigning and will retire from service.In an announcement during a US Mission Town Hall meeting, Powell said that she has submitted

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  Mamata says, she had no appointment with US envoy Powell

  India | February 21, 2014 18:49 IST

  Kolkata: US Ambassador Nancy Powell today met West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan, but did not have an interaction with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as was being speculated.The US envoy was with the governor for 45

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  Mamata denies appointment with US ambassador

  Politics | February 21, 2014 18:05 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has denied that she was scheduled to meet US ambassador to India Nancy Powell, who is in the city, Friday."I do not have any appointment with her (Powell),"

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  US Ambassador Nancy Powell meets Gujarat CM Narendra Modi

  India | February 13, 2014 11:25 IST

  New Delhi: US ambassador to India Nancy Powell today met the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at his residence in Gandhinagar.This is first such meeting after the US denied the latter a diplomatic visa

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  US Ambassador to India to meet Modi

  World | February 11, 2014 10:36 IST

  Washington: US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell plans to meet Narendra Modi, signalling a shift in America's stand towards the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in connection with 2002 Gujarat riots.  “We can confirm the appointment

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  US Embassy says Powell cancelled visit due to pressing issues

  India | December 27, 2013 21:50 IST

  New Delhi: The US Embassy today clarified that Ambassador Nancy Powell's personal holiday plans in Nepal were cancelled due to pressing issues.  Acting spokesperson in the US Embassy Lee McManis was commenting on reports that

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  Pakistan summons US ambassador over drone strike

  World | November 03, 2013 12:35 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned US ambassador to the foreign ministry and lodged a formal protest over the drone strike which killed Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, the foreign ministry said."In order to register our

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  US to discuss spy row with France: Kerry

  World | October 22, 2013 11:07 IST

  Paris: The US will discuss its global espionage programme with France, US Secretary of State John Kerry was quoted as saying Monday here after France summoned the US ambassador earlier in the day on spy

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  BJP invites US ambassador to Modi's Delhi rally

  Politics | September 27, 2013 13:36 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi BJP has invited American ambassador Nancy Powell to Narendra Modi's rally here onSunday notwithstanding the denial of visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister by the US.Senior Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta said

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  US Envoy Nancy Powell meets Mamata

  India | May 20, 2013 23:15 IST

  Kolkata, May 20: US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell on Monday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a visit to the city.Though it was just a “courtesy call”, the meeting between the two

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  US Ambassador meets Naveen Patnaik

  Politics | January 16, 2013 12:48 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jan 16: US Ambassador in India Nancy J Powell Tuesday discussed issues of interest in Odisha with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.“We talked about America's interest in business, education, agriculture and a variety of topics

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  US Ambassador Susan Rice defends Benghazi remarks

  World | November 22, 2012 9:01 IST

  United Nations, Nov 22: US Ambassador Susan Rice said on Wednesday that her early account of the attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in Benghazi was based on the

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  Obama sends 50 marines to Libya after US envoy killed in rocket attack

  World | September 12, 2012 22:47 IST

  Washington/Tripoli/Cairo, Sep 12:  US President Barack Obama has sent a team of 50 marines to Libya after a bloody attack on a US consulate which left American ambassador Christopher Stevens, two marines and a communications

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  Afghan civil war unlikely, US says

  World | July 12, 2012 19:15 IST

  Afghanistan, Jul 12: The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Thursday that he thinks it's unlikely that the departure of most foreign troops by 2014 will plunge the country into another civil war or prompt