Grammar Diplomat Mugs

'Well, we did our bit in the never-ending battle against illiteracy.'

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

Schengen

"Nation-building never works."

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

Albania and North Macedonia: entrance denied

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

UK/US Free Trade Deal

Flags

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

Neo-International Law

"I need to see your budget proposal."

"National security adviser"

"You and your, 'why bother to learn another language. Everyone in the known universe speaks, Zarconian'!"

"A student skipped a model U.N. meeting – now he's claiming diplomatic immunity."

Inclusive speech

"Away with the warmonger!"

"I can't decide what I fear the most, Putin's Russia or Putin's America."

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

Political convention

USAID Octopus Wrapping Around Globe

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

Israel/Palestine Conflict

"Take this declaration of war and punch it up."

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'