1.   Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife.

2.   An Illinois couple who traveled to Southeast Asia to adopt a baby girl is now stranded because U.S. embassy personnel are not available to complete the paperwork.

3.   An Illinois couple that traveled to Southeast Asia to adopt a baby girl is now stranded because U.S. embassy personnel are not available to complete the paperwork.

4.   As to the validity of complaints that embassy personnel are rude, Pickering said counselling and training have been targeted at halting discourtesy, if it does exist.

5.   Citing the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela, the State Department on Tuesday authorized the voluntary departure of all embassy personnel in non-emergency positions.

6.   Embassy personnel gathered as Marine guards lowered the flag and a bugle sounded in the background.

7.   Most of the wiretaps are directed against foreign embassy personnel in Washington and New York.

8.   The American embassy personnel will arrive in Budapest Saturday.

9.   Turned out, however, that Cruise was so besieged by embassy personnel, he stayed around for an extra half hour signing autographs.

10.   While Washington is not breaking formal diplomatic relations with Sudan, all U.S. diplomats and other embassy personnel will be withdrawn in the next few days.