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On the recordMay 25, 1961
The ambassador, as representative of the President and acting on his behalf, bears ultimate responsibility for activities of the United States in the country to which he is accredited.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting Bill Implementing the Message on Foreign...

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