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James E. Risch: “I recently sent a letter with Chairman Menendez to Secretaries Yellen and Blinken outlining my surprise that this was…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
I recently sent a letter with Chairman Menendez to Secretaries Yellen and Blinken outlining my surprise that this was not already a permanent position given Switzerland's outsized importance in the trade and financial sectors, as well as my concern about the prospect of losing this position at such a critical time.
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James E. Risch
Idaho

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Risch expressed concern over the temporary status of the Treasury attache in Switzerland.

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