On the recordMarch 14, 2012
I am confident that we will one day end the scourge of modern slavery because I believe in those committed to this issue.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“I am confident that we will one day end the scourge of modern slavery because I believe in those committed to this issue.”
Statement on a Meeting of the Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
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