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Gregory Meeks: Without the appointees needed to direct the ship, the aforementioned vacuum will grow.

On the recordMay 16, 2017
Without the appointees needed to direct the ship, the aforementioned vacuum will grow.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks warns about the consequences of lacking diplomatic appointments in the Balkans.

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