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U.S. Ambassador Nominee Apologises For 52nd State Joke
Billy Long, the nominated U.S. ambassador to Iceland, has apologised for comments he made about Iceland becoming the 52nd state of the United States, reports Arctic Today. As reported yesterday, Billy Long joked to U.S. lawmakers that Iceland would become the 52nd…
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Incoming U.S. Ambassador Jokes About Iceland Becoming The 52nd State
The incoming U.S. ambassador to Iceland and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives joked yesterday that Iceland would become the 52nd state of the USA and that he would be its governor, reports Politico. According to Politico, “We heard that…
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United States IRS Commissioner Fired, Then Nominated As Ambassador To Iceland
Billy Long, an American congressman from Missouri, was removed from his position as the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday. The IRS is the service responsible for collecting federal taxes and overseeing the federal tax legislation, and his appointment…
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Possible Bomb Found Nearby US Ambassador’s Residence
A suspicious item was found in a trash can nearby the US Ambassador’s residence in Mánatún last night. According to Fréttablaðið’s sources, the item is believed to be a bomb. Three people have been arrested. [su_pullquote]Become a member of our YouTube channel…
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Former US Ambassador “Threatening And Intimidating”, Damaged Relations With Iceland
A new report (.pdf) from the US Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that former US ambassador to Iceland Jeffrey Ross Gunter fostered a “a threatening and intimidating environment” amongst his staff, and had damaged relations with Iceland to the point…
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Well You Asked: Undiplomatic Diplomacy And Investment Idiocy
You asked. We answered. You ignored our advice. We’re so done with you. “I’d love to move to Iceland! I hear that the position of US Ambassador has just become available. Any application tips, please?” We at The Grapevine have zero experience…
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Controversial US Ambassador Bids “Tremendous” Farewell To Iceland In Deleted Posts
In posts that have since seem to have been deleted from Facebook, now-former US Ambassador to Iceland Jeffrey Ross Gunter bid farewell to Iceland, and posted a lengthy document listing his many alleged accomplishments. “It was a tremendous honour to serve as…
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As Icelandic Pols Condemn Capitol Riots, US Embassy And Ambassador All But Silent
As Icelandic politicians across the political spectrum condemned yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol building, both the US embassy and US Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter have thus far been all but silent on the matter. Icelandic politicians from Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir,…
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RVK Newscast #15: A Screening Slip Up
Poppy Askham explains the latest development in Iceland’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic: six new domestic infections following an administrative mix-up over the rules for returning Icelandic travellers. Plus a fresh controversy surrounding the US ambassador to Iceland and yet more earthquakes.…
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Meet Robert Barber, Obama’s Controversial Pick For US Ambassador
In October 2013, President Obama nominated Boston lawyer Robert Barber to succeed Luis Arreaga as US Ambassador to Iceland—a choice that drew surprisingly intense scrutiny and criticism from the media, in the United States and elsewhere. An industrious fundraiser for Obama’s two…