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On the recordApril 23, 2023
My first priority is the safety of our people. And I determined that the deteriorating security conditions in Khartoum posed an unacceptable risk to keeping our team there at this time.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Antony Blinken discusses the safety of U.S. personnel in Sudan amid deteriorating security conditions.

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