Tag: diplomacy
Activists ask 2012 candidates to sign religious freedom pledge
An advocacy organization for persecuted Christians has asked the 2012 presidential candidates to sign a pledge stating they would make religious freedom a priority...
WikiLeaks sheds light on US diplomacy domestically and abroad
A cache of a quarter-million confidential American diplomatic cables, most of them from the past three years, provides an unprecedented look at back-room bargaining...
Swiss minaret ban a setback for Middle East diplomacy
Switzerland recently passed a controversial referendum to ban minarets in the country, provoking uproar, intense debate and even protest. The move is regarded by...
US State Department reaches out to the Muslim world
A new division opened in the State Department this year: the office of the Special Representative to Muslim Communities. Farah Pandith's mission is to...
