China withdrew its ambassador from Washington for five months and canceled numerous exchanges on military, trade and human rights issues.

Israel withdrew its ambassador and has still not replaced him.

Egypt withdrew its ambassador just after the start of the Palestinian uprising more than three years ago.

Pakistan has withdrawn its ambassador, to Jordan, saying he will return when security conditions permit.

That the United States withdrew its ambassador in 1978 also provokes rage.

Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations, and Argentina withdrew its ambassador.

By the early seventies, the U.S. had withdrawn its ambassador.

Lieberman subsequently apologized after Turkey threatened to withdraw its ambassador.

Tunis protested by withdrawing its ambassador from Washington for several weeks.

Belarus also withdrew its ambassador and all of its embassy staff from Sweden.