Topic: Heather Hodges

Ecuador's Correa lashes out at U.S. embassy for spying

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa on Friday accused the U.S. embassy of spying on the country's police and military, adding the espionage was a factor in his expulsion this week of the U.S. ambassador.Ecuador on ...

U.S. expels Ecuadorean ambassador in tit-for-tat move

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday ordered Ecuador's ambassador to leave and scrapped a round of talks to retaliate for the expulsion of its envoy in Quito over diplomatic cables alleging police corruption.While saying the United States wanted a ...

US expels Ecuador ambassador in tit-for-tat move

The United States on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Ecuador's ambassador to Washington in a tit-for-tat move after the US envoy to Quito was told to leave over a leaked diplomatic cable.Ambassador Luis Gallegos was summoned to the State Department ...

Ecuador expels US ambassador after leaked cable

President Rafael Correa has charged the United States with infiltrating Ecuador's armed forces and police, shortly after he ordered the US ambassador out of the country over a leaked Wikileaks diplomatic cable.Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino earlier announced that the US ...

US says expulsion of envoy to Ecuador 'unjustified'

The US State Department on Tuesday denounced as "unjustified" Ecuador's expulsion of the American ambassador to the country, saying it "deeply" regrets Quito's decision.Ambassador Heather Hodges is "one of our most experienced and talented diplomats," State Department spokesman Mark ...