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

On the recordJuly 25, 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.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

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

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