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James E. Risch: I do not like going to a country in which we sit down with the leader, and we do not have an ambassador there.

On the recordJuly 30, 2024
I do not like going to a country in which we sit down with the leader, and we do not have an ambassador there.
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James E. Risch
Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the importance of having ambassadors in foreign countries.

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