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On the recordJuly 26, 2021
One of the areas that we really need to improve upon, is to build a capacity in our embassies, in each of these countries, to be able to identify the weaknesses of the countries in which they are representing the United States in.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin stresses the need for embassies to address corruption effectively.

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