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Jim Saxton: Stability in the Horn of Africa, and especially the existence of a unified and pro-Western Ethiopia, is of crucial…

On the recordFebruary 24, 1999
Stability in the Horn of Africa, and especially the existence of a unified and pro-Western Ethiopia, is of crucial importance to the national security of the United States.
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Jim Saxton
Source
congress.gov
Feb 24, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Emphasis on the need for stability in Ethiopia for U.S. national security.

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