diplomat

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“The prevailing mindset in Beijing is that China is not sticking its neck out for anybody,” said Danny Russel, a former senior U.S. diplomat now with the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

China's top diplomat told his North Korean counterpart on Thursday that Beijing was willing to step up exchanges and cooperation, Chinese state media reported, following their meeting in Pyongyang.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Europe’s most eager recipient of updates from America was Silas Deane, a Connecticut politician whom Congress had sent to Paris in March 1776 as a secret diplomat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The diplomat was ordered to leave Russia within two weeks, the FSB said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Hellmuth was only a minor Argentine diplomat, but thanks to Sargo, he had contacts at the highest level.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield