Diplomat Memo

Washington (diplomat.so) - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Nicholas Merrick as the next United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Merrick brings extensive experience in business and finance, currently managing Kenny and Lisa Troutt's $1.6 billion family office.

Mogadishu (diplomat.so) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, received on Wednesday in his office at the Ministry, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, H.E. Mr. H.E. Yalchin Rafiyev, and discussed with him enhancing bilateral relations…

Kampala (diplomat.so) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda has firmly denied media reports claiming that a Ugandan diplomat stationed in the United Kingdom was expelled by British authorities. The reports alleged the diplomat was involved in a human trafficking operation, exploiting diplomatic…

Damascus, Syria (diplomat.so) - Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, pointed fingers at the United States on Monday, alleging that it provided tacit approval for Israel to launch a devastating strike on its consulate building in Syria. The attack claimed the lives of seven Iranian military…

Riyadh (diplomat.so) - In a diplomatic push aimed at defusing tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasized the need for dialogue during talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh.

Mogadishu (diplomat.so) - The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Hamza Adan Haadoow, received on Monday (4 March) in Mogadishu a prominent delegation headed by H.E. Dr. Suresh Kumar M. , Joint Secretary (JS) in the West Asia and North Africa…

Mogadishu (diplomat.so) - The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Hamza Adan Haadoow, received on Monday (4 March) in Mogadishu the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom Government,…

Washington (diplomat.so) — In a recent interview with CNN, Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, asserted that the kingdom will not pursue normalization of relations with Israel or contribute to Gaza's reconstruction unless there is a credible pathway to a Palestinian state.…

Moscow (diplomat.so) - Vyacheslav Volodin, the Chairman of the Russian State Duma, announced on Friday that the lower house is set to formally question France's National Assembly regarding allegations of French mercenaries participating in the conflict in Ukraine. This development follows a statement…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Acting Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ali Mohamed Omar, concluded on Saturday (January 13) two courses in the Italian language at the headquarters of the Diplomatic Institute, located within the Foreign Ministry…

Johannesburg (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - South Africa will call in Israeli ambassador Eliav Belotsercovsky to issue him with a "demarche", or formal reprimand, a senior foreign policy official said on Wednesday.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, received on Sunday in his office at the Ministry in the capital, Mogadishu, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of…

Moscow (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, met on Friday in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov, and discussed with him ways to enhance bilateral relations between the two friendly countries.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received on Tuesday in his office at the Ministry, the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Dr. Mohamad Hery Saripudin, and discussed with him…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received on Monday a copy of the credentials of H.E. Mr. Mohamed-Rachid Ibrahim Yusuf as a newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti to the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received, on Monday, in his office at the Ministry, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Fei Shengchao, and discussed with…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, inaugurated on Wednesday in Nairobi the new building of the residence of the Somali ambassador to Kenya, in the presence of two former prime ministers, two former foreign ministers…

Mogadishu (MOFASomalia) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received on Sunday in his office at the Ministry in the capital, Mogadishu, a copy of the credentials of the Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Federal Republic…

Doha (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, met on Sunday with the Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), H.E. Amb. Patricia Danzi, on the sidelines of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, bid farewell on Monday in his office at the Ministry in the capital, Mogadishu, the Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E.…