News of embassy

Kirsty Hayes named Britain's next ambassador to Argentina

04-12-2020 21:02 British Embassy confirms that Kirsty Hayes has been appointed as the next UK ambassador to Buenos Aires, replacing the departing Mark Kent.

by James Grainger

TERROR THREAT?

Argentina tightens border after tip-off warns of bomb attack on Jewish community

15-11-2020 10:34 Security Ministry opens probe after anonymous tipster warns Embassy in London that explosive material is due to cross border with Paraguay “for a bomb in Argentina with a Jewish objective.”

LATIN AMERICA

Trump's envoy close to Brazil's leader – some say too close

05-08-2020 23:59 Jair Bolsonaro has made alliance with the United States the cornerstone of his foreign policy since taking office 19 months ago. That's afforded US Ambassador Todd Chapman broad leeway, with some questioning if he's too close to the Brazilian leader.

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER

Assange had two children while inside Ecuador's London Embassy

13-04-2020 08:51 Julian Assange's partner revealed Sunday that she had two children with him while he lived inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, issues plea for the WikiLeaks founder to be released from prison over health fears.

Coronavirus pandemic

British Embassy seeking contact with British nationals in Argentina

27-03-2020 19:19 Officials at the Embassy, headed by Ambassador Mark Kent, want to build up an accurate picture of the number of non-resident British nationals in Argentina and the issues they are currently facing.

British Embassy in Buenos Aires

Note from the British Embassy to British nationals in Argentina

21-03-2020 10:01 On 19 March, Argentina introduced a nationwide quarantine that will last until midnight on Tuesday, March 31. Here's what British nationals in Argentina need to know.

TRIBUTE TO ‘TEX’ HARRIS

A Great American

29-02-2020 10:03 Over the years, I have had the opportunity to hear Tex Harris reflect on his Argentine experience, saying he believed the human rights policy had not been effective. I believe he was wrong.

by Mario del Carril

HUMAN RIGHTS

‘Tex Harris saved me from being kidnapped’

29-02-2020 09:43 Human rights activists Graciela Palacio de Lois, whose husband disappeared during the days of the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, says she owes her life to the assistance of late US diplomat Allen ‘Tex’ Harris.

by Luciana Bertoia

FROM WHERE I STAND

For Tex Harris, the man who did the right thing

29-02-2020 09:38 Looking back, I realise that it was natural for Tex – a man of enormous generosity who had a great gift for friendship – to do the right thing.

by Robert Cox

St. Patrick's Day

Buenos Aires gears up for St Patrick's Day celebrations

27-02-2020 13:54 The Almirante Brown Argentine Irish Association will be holding their annual parade on Avenida de Mayo on March 7 to celebrate Irish community and its heritage.

HUMAN RIGHTS

'Tex' Harris, US diplomat who detailed dictatorship's crimes, dies at 81

25-02-2020 13:04 US diplomat, who was sent to Buenos Aires in 1977, famously opened the US Embassy's doors to relatives of those disappeared by the dictatorship and created a detailed catalogue of the 1976-1983 military regime's human rights abuses.

British Enchantment

Harry Potter fans fill Buenos Aires British Embassy with magic

07-02-2020 13:48 1500 fans of the famous fantasy series written by author J.K. Rowling gathered at the British Embassy of Buenos Aires for the fifth annual Harry Potter Book Night.

by Joseph Charney

First Foreign Trip

Packed agenda awaits for Alberto Fernández as he lands in Israel

22-01-2020 14:11 President arrives in Tel Aviv on commercial flight. He is scheduled to have bilateral meetings with both the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his time in Israel.

DIPLOMACY

Casa Rosada puts brakes on Vatican ambassador nomination

16-01-2020 21:05 Career diplomat Luis Bellando’s nomination – which had already been submitted – withdrawn. Initial reports suggest Holy See rejected on grounds envoy was divorced, but deeper dive reveals a more complex panorama.

DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Bolivia's interim government expels Mexico ambassador, two Spanish diplomats

30-12-2019 14:29 Bolivia to expel Mexico's ambassador and two Spanish diplomats, escalating a dispute over an alleged attempt to extract an ex-government aide.

ARGENTINA-BRAZIL RELATIONS

Daniel Scioli: I’ll de-escalate tensions with Bolsonaro

10-12-2019 10:49 Argentina's next ambassador to Brazil vows support for Lula will not ruin the relationship between the two countries, as both nations will aim for a pragmatic relationship.

by Perfíl/ Rosario Ayerdi

COCAINE RING

Hearings open in case of Russian cocaine ring in Argentina

29-11-2019 20:43 Preliminary hearing begins in Moscow regarding a case of an international drug smuggling ring which was uncovered in a joint sting operation by Argentine and Russian authorities in Buenos Aires.

TRANSITION 2019

Bullrich hails US cooperation as she begins to bid farewell to Security Ministry

29-11-2019 20:23 The outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich hosted a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate cooperation with the US, to the surprise and criticism of some current and former government officials.

by Luciana Bertoia

TRANSITION 2019

Fernández eyes up diplomatic appointments, with Scioli set for Brazil

27-11-2019 17:52 Former presidential candidate and Buenos Aires Province governor – who famously lost to President Macri in the 2015 election – set to head to Brasilia in diplomatic shake-up.

Art Exhibit

Doubt and depth as Anish Kapoor’s Surge arrives at Fundación Proa

25-11-2019 11:47 Anish Kapoor prompts questions of perception and doubt in Surge. The exhibition will be available to the public at Fundacion Proa until February 2020.

by Maria Gracia Santillana

POLITICAL CRISIS

Guaidó, Maduro supporters face off at Venezuela's Embassy in Brazil

13-11-2019 17:22 Supporters of the rival Venezuelan leaders struggle for control of the Embassy in Brasilia while, nearby, Bolsonaro met with Chinese president and Maduro supporter Xi Jinping.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

British Embassy pays tribute to late journalist Andrew Graham-Yooll

24-10-2019 18:40 Ambassador Mark Kent leads tributes to late journalist, editor and author, with remembrance from former Buenos Aires Herald editor Robert Cox and cousin John Hunter, and a musical tribute.

by Michael Soltys

DIPLOMACY

Japanese Embassy welcomes new ambassador to Argentina

05-09-2019 19:08 Takahiro Nakamae, who replaces former ambassador Noriteru Fukushima, presented diplomatic credentials to Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie on Wednesday.

by James Grainger

COMPETITION

UK Embassy opens video essay contest for students to visit Malvinas Islands

21-08-2019 17:43 Applicants from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay must submit a one-minute video in English answering the question: “Why would I like to meet my neighbours from the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands?”

INTERVIEW

‘Trade between Argentina and South Africa does not reflect its true potential.’

17-08-2019 09:35 South Africa’s Ambassador to Argentina Phumelele Gwala on her journey from poverty to diplomacy, the removal of tariffs and why bilateral trade should be higher.

by Jonah Shrock

BUENOS AIRES

Porteños learn secrets of Palacio Bosch, historic mansion in Argentina

03-08-2019 11:08 Historic residence of the US ambassador in Argentina opens doors to more than 500 visitors for a behind-the-scenes tour of the French Neoclassical mansion built in 1910.

by Jonah Shrock

COMMUNITY

Andrew Graham-Yooll: Memories of an absent friend

27-07-2019 10:49 Argentine Embassy in London and Anglo-Argentine Society remember late writer and journalist with two events in British capital.

by Archibald Whitworth

Journalists' Day

British and Canadian Embassies in Buenos Aires celebrate Journalists’ Day

21-06-2019 13:56 Members of the Argentine media gathered in the Recoleta residence of the British Ambassador where he and his Canadian counterpart discussed media freedom.

by Jonah Shrock