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James Morrison

jmorrison@washingtontimes.com

James Morrison joined the The Washington Times in 1983 as a local reporter covering Alexandria, Va. A year later, he was assigned to open a Times bureau in Canada. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Morrison was The Washington Times reporter in London, covering Britain, Western Europe and NATO issues. After returning to Washington, he served as an assistant foreign editor until his transfer to the Metro desk as the Virginia editor. Mr. Morrison returned to the Foreign Desk in 1993 to launch the Embassy Row column, a diplomatic news column primarily focusing on foreign ambassadors in the United States and U.S. ambassadors abroad. The column is the only one of its kind in U.S. journalism.
Mr. Morrison was born on Nov. 27, 1950, in Charleston, W.Va. His father worked as a printer for the Charleston Gazette and later relocated to Washington to work as a photo engraver at The Washington Post until his retirement. Before joining The Washington Times, James Morrison was a reporter for the Springfield, Va., Times, the Northern Virginia Sun and the Alexandria Gazette. He attended American University.

Articles by James Morrison

Embassy Row

From his seat on the inaugural platform on the West Front of the Capitol, the ambassador from Pakistan marveled at the massive throng that crowded the National Mall along the two-mile stretch to the Washington Monument.

January 20, 2009

Kenyan envoy doesn’t feel left in cold

The longest-serving foreign ambassador in Washington remembers how witnessing his first U.S. presidential inauguration sent shivers down his spine, not from the majesty of the ceremony but from the bone-chilling January weather.

January 19, 2009

Embassy Row

Clark T. Randt Jr. is ending his term as the longest-serving U.S. ambassador to China with pride, hoping he is passing on a diplomatic prize to the Obama administration.

January 15, 2009

Embassy Row

The foreign minister of Germany this week issued a gushing tribute to President-elect Barack Obama, praising his "courage," calling his campaign "thrilling" and citing his victory speech as "music to our ears!"

January 14, 2009

Foreign envoys prepare for Obama salute

The most coveted seats for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade might be in the grandstands outside the White House, but the warmest place in town with the best view belongs to the U.S. neighbor to the north.

January 6, 2009

Embassy Row

Kazakhstan's ambassador to the United States on Thursday dismissed Russian claims that his government is planning for permanent U.S. military bases in the Central Asian nation, saying it was an overreaction to a recent decision by the Kazakh parliament to ratify an agreement permitting U.S. overflights to supply U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

December 19, 2008