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Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". Note: Pending appointment of the first ambassador, the following officers served as chargé d'affaires ad interim : Richard St. F. Post (October 1966–July 1968), Norman E. Barth (July 1968–August 1969), and Stephen G. Gebelt (October 1969–December 1970).
Low comedy, also known as lowbrow humor, in association to comedy, is a dramatic form of popular entertainment without any primary purpose other than to create laughter through boasting, boisterous jokes, drunkenness, scolding, fighting, buffoonery and other riotous activity. [1] It is also characterized by "horseplay", slapstick or farce.
This is a record of ambassadors of the United States to Liberia.. Liberia, as a nation, had its beginnings in 1821 when groups of free blacks from the United States emigrated from the U.S. and began establishing colonies on the coast under the direction of the American Colonization Society.
Property revaluations will force senior citizens from their homes. Sept. 28 -- To the Editor: I am writing to express my deep concern regarding our city's recent property value evaluations, which ...
To party and celebrate in a boisterous and unruly fashion, especially in public areas e.g. to show the big city how red paint should be applied [337] pan Face [20] panic Produce big favorable reaction from one's audience [336] panther sweat Raw or inferior whiskey; rotgut; see panther piss [336] paste. Main article: Punch. Hit; Strike very hard ...
Khoi-San (unity doubtful; Khoikhoi, San, Sandawe + Hadza) Malayo-Polynesian (Malagasy) Indo-European (Afrikaaner) The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic, Khoisan, Niger-Congo, and ...
Hokkien is reportedly the native language of up to 80% of the ethnic Chinese people in the Philippines, among which is known locally as Lán-nâng-uē ("Our people's speech"). Hokkien speakers form the largest group of overseas Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.