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Normally, about two-thirds of America's embassies overseas are led by career diplomats.
The Trump administration has nominated few career diplomats and is now pulling them back from nearly 30 embassies, many in Africa.
Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland issued a joint statement demanding respect for their territory after Trump announced that he's appointing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to be a special envoy.
Landry posted on X that he's honored to take up what he called a voluntary position to, quote, make Greenland a part of the U.S.
Denmark and Greenland call this totally unacceptable, saying national borders are rooted in international law.
Greenland belongs to Greenlanders, the statement went on to say.
Polls there show that while most Greenlanders want independence from Denmark, an overwhelming majority reject the idea of joining the U.S.
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland issued a joint statement demanding respect for their territory after Trump announced that he's appointing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to be a special envoy.
Landry posted on X that he's honored to take up what he called a voluntary position to, quote, make Greenland a part of the U.S.
Denmark and Greenland call this totally unacceptable, say national borders are rooted in international law.
Greenland belongs to Greenlanders, the statement went on to say.
Polls there show that while most Greenlanders want independence from Denmark, an overwhelming majority reject the idea of joining the US.
Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
At an end-of-year news conference, Secretary Rubio was asked repeatedly about the U.S.
military buildup near Venezuela.
He says President Trump promised to take on the cartels and is doing that.
Rubio would not describe a recent call between Trump and Maduro, but said that the Venezuelans broke deals with the Biden administration.
You can't do a peace deal with these people any more than you can do a peace deal with a mafia.