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Barack Obama: Full and active U.S. engagement in the region's multilateral architecture helps to reinforce the system of rules…

On the recordNovember 18, 2011
Full and active U.S. engagement in the region's multilateral architecture helps to reinforce the system of rules, responsibilities, and norms that underlies regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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