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Chris Smith: “The public statements coming out of the State Department and our Embassy in Harare conveyed that our engagement and…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2013
The public statements coming out of the State Department and our Embassy in Harare conveyed that our engagement and sanctions policy will depend on the actions taken by a new Mugabe regime.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses U.S. policy contingent on the actions of Mugabe's new government.

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