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Chris Smith: The administration indeed has urged the Presidents of Burundi and Rwanda, for example, not to go for a third term.

On the recordMay 17, 2016
The administration indeed has urged the Presidents of Burundi and Rwanda, for example, not to go for a third term.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith mentions the administration's call for leaders to avoid extending their terms.

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