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On the recordJuly 18, 2017
One of the things that I have been pushing for for a long time, and I continue to be shocked that the United States still has no diplomatic presence in five key countries in the eastern Caribbean.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel expresses frustration over the lack of U.S. diplomatic presence in the eastern Caribbean.

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