Thomas Shannon

...to finish the last months of his term. ``Both of these gentlemen are quite stubborn,'' Thomas Shannon, the U.S. State Department's top diplomat for the Western Hemisphere, told The Miami Herald. ``In the end, both felt that for the...

In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, Supreme Court, The Miami Herald, Attorney General, Roberto Micheletti, and U.S. State Department

...of the presidential election unless Zelaya is allowed to finish serving his term. Shannon, the State Department's top Latin America diplomat, seemed to undercut that position Tuesday, however, when he told CNN en Espanol that last week's...

In this article: Jim DeMint, Manuel Zelaya, State Department, Honduras, Hillary Clinton, GOP, and Roberto Micheletti

...Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters that the U.S. was still reviewing whether to cut off aid to the Central American nation. Thomas Shannon, the top U.S. diplomat for the Americas, planned to meet with Zelaya during his visit.

In this article: Manuel Zelaya, United Nations, Jose Miguel Insulza, Jorge Taiana, Honduras, United States, White House, and Washington

...of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States. Thomas Shannon, the top U.S. diplomat for the Americas, planned to meet with Zelaya on Tuesday. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters that the United...

In this article: Manuel Zelaya, United Nations, United States, Honduras, White House, Organization of American States, and State Department

...that has consolidated its democratic institutions. Offshore: As an associate secretary of the State Department for Latin America, Thomas Shannon, who is the new US ambassador in Brasilia, said that "biofuels, oil, and gas are at the center...

In this article: Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Petrobras, Barrack Obama, OPEC, US, Doha Development Round, Brics, and Galp Energia

''Chavez has really had to work hard to build a relationship with Raul Castro and with those around Raul Castro who play very important roles in the day-to-day governance of Cuba,'' Shannon told a congressional committee in July. Join...

In this article: Raul Castro, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Cuba, Latin America, and Caracas

...Americas, well-placed officials say. The leading candidate to succeed him is Chilean-born Arturo Valenzuela, a former Latin America advisor with the National Security Council and long-time Mexico expert. At the NSC, the leading candidates...

In this article: Latin America, Washington, Cuba, Summit of the Americas, U.S., Felipe Calderon, South America, and Brazil