Their departure was delayed due to a series of negotiations over the return of their passports; in order to obtain diplomatic advantage, Talleyrand sought to force Marshall and Pinckney to formally request their return (which would allow him to later claim that they broke off negotiations).
Liu Xiaoyuan, a human-rights lawyer and friend of Ai's who has represented him in court, tweeted: "Congratulations to Mr. Ai Weiwei on the return of his passport, but having a passport does not mean one can leave the country freely.
But Mr Assange said he expects the "immediate return" of his passport and a stop to further attempts to arrest him.
Black will be granted the return of his passport so that he can prepare to leave the US as soon as he is released.
Like Passport Express (visit www.passportexpress.com) and Express Visa Service (www.expressvisa.com), American Passport Express guarantees the return of a passport before a customer departs, but the guarantee has limits.
He reached an agreement with a Brazilian judge to pay a $10,800 fine in exchange for the return of his passport so he could leave the country.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn still faces a civil case filed by Ms. Diallo, but with the end of the criminal case and the return of his passport Mr. Strauss-Kahn regained the mobility that he lost in May.
"However, should I prevail and the state parties be found to have acted unlawfully, I expect the immediate return of my passport and the termination of further attempts to arrest me," he said in a statement.
He added: "However, should I prevail and the state parties be found to have acted unlawfully, I expect the immediate return of my passport and the termination of further attempts to arrest me".
6. (SBU) Vahedi did not trust that paying the fine would expedite the return of his passport unless he also convinced his sons to cancel the next Dubai performance of Kamran and Hooman.
